Core i3-9350KF: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregated performance score

Core i3-9350KF
2019
4 cores / 4 threads
4.88

It provides poor benchmark performance at 4.88% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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Summary

Intel started Core i3-9350KF sales 8 January 2019 at a recommended price of $173. This is a Coffee Lake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4600 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1151 processor with a TDP of 91 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.

General info

Core i3-9350KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking1139
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Value for money7.96
Market segmentDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$173of 305 (Core i7-870)
Current price$241 (1.4x MSRP)of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Base clock speed4 GHzof 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.6 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache256K (per core)of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplierYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9350KF compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
SocketFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)91 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9350KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-
TSX-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
SIPP-
StatusDiscontinued

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-
EDB+
Secure Key+
MPX+
Identity Protection+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-9350KF's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBof 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sof 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 9654)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-9350KF. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i3-9350KF 4.88

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-9350KF 7549

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-9350KF 1464

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-9350KF 3559

Gaming performance

Relative performance

Overall Core i3-9350KF performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.


Core i7-7700T 101.23
Core i7-5775R 100.61
Core i3-9350KF 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i3-9350KF is Ryzen 3 2300X, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i3-9350KF:

Ryzen 5 1400 102.87
Core i3-9350KF 100

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