EPYC 7261 vs i3-9100F
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7261 outperforms Core i3-9100F by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1539 | 1155 |
| Place by popularity | 35 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.43 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 2.48 | 1.58 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (6 years ago) | 14 June 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | 25 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261 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 EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and EPYC 7261.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 128 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.03 | 6.70 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 14 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 170 Watt |
i3-9100F has an age advantage of 10 months, and 161.5% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7261, on the other hand, has a 66.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The AMD EPYC 7261 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-9100F in performance tests.
Note that Core i3-9100F is a desktop processor while EPYC 7261 is a server/workstation one.
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