Athlon X4 840 vs Core i3-9100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1284	1779
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.90	7.38
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	4x Athlon
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	August 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	no data
Current price	$83 (0.7x MSRP)	$23

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 115% better value for money than Athlon X4 840.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	256K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	126 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	Socket FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840 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	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840 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 Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Athlon X4 840.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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 X4 840 by 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.36	2.15
Recency	23 April 2019	on August 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

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