i3-9100F vs A10-9600P

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Aggregate performance score

A10-9600P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.47
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+188%

Core i3-9100F outperforms A10-9600P by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21721384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.26
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Power efficiency9.276.17
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX-+
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphics-
iGPU core count6-
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12-
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-9600P 1.47
i3-9100F 4.24
+188%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-9600P 2335
i3-9100F 6735
+188%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-9600P 463
i3-9100F 1398
+202%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-9600P 1039
i3-9100F 3736
+260%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A10-9600P 2447
i3-9100F 6509
+166%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A10-9600P 6508
i3-9100F 18118
+178%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A10-9600P 15.3
i3-9100F 11.81
+29.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A10-9600P 3
i3-9100F 5
+107%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A10-9600P 216
i3-9100F 634
+194%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A10-9600P 76
i3-9100F 171
+125%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A10-9600P 0.9
i3-9100F 1.95
+117%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A10-9600P 1.5
i3-9100F 3
+100%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A10-9600P 1526
i3-9100F 4052
+166%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A10-9600P 16
i3-9100F 44
+171%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A10-9600P 85
i3-9100F 218
+155%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 4.24
Recency 1 June 2016 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A10-9600P has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has a 188.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9600P in performance tests.

Be aware that A10-9600P is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A10-9600P and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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