i3-9100F vs Pentium G4500T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.51
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+181%

Core i3-9100F outperforms Pentium G4500T by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21381373
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.109.98
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium (Desktop)Intel Core i3
Power efficiency4.086.17
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 9880% better value for money than Pentium G4500T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500T 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3036
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530-
Max video memory64 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency950 MHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over VGAN/A-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.4-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500T and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium G4500T 1.51
i3-9100F 4.24
+181%

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.

Pentium G4500T 2399
i3-9100F 6733
+181%

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.

Pentium G4500T 4828
i3-9100F 6509
+34.8%

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.

Pentium G4500T 9206
i3-9100F 18118
+96.8%

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.

Pentium G4500T 21.7
i3-9100F 11.81
+83.7%

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.

Pentium G4500T 3
i3-9100F 5
+90.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium G4500T 245
i3-9100F 634
+159%

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.

Pentium G4500T 118
i3-9100F 171
+44.9%

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.

Pentium G4500T 1.19
i3-9100F 1.95
+63.9%

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.

Pentium G4500T 1.3
i3-9100F 3
+131%

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.  

Pentium G4500T 17
i3-9100F 44
+161%

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.  

Pentium G4500T 91
i3-9100F 218
+139%

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.

Pentium G4500T 1570
i3-9100F 4052
+158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 4.24
Recency 1 September 2015 23 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4500T has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has a 180.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500T in performance tests.


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