Core i3-9100F vs Athlon II N370

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2706	1287
Place by popularity	not in top-100	34
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.90
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122
Current price	no data	$95 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N370 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	3200 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	117.5 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	234 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N370 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	S1	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR3-1066 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Core i3-9100F outperforms Athlon II N370 by 652% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.58	4.36
Recency	16 December 2010	23 April 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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