Core i3-9100F vs Phenom II X4 N970
Aggregate performance score
i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a whopping 311% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2330 | 1288 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 34 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.90 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom 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
Phenom II X4 N970 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 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 Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | 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
Phenom II X4 N970 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 Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 Phenom II X4 N970 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.
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 Phenom II X4 N970 by 311% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 309% in Passmark.
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%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 425% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 295% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 250% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 166% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i3-9100F by 51% in wPrime 32.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Core i3-9100F outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 115% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 4.36 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 23 April 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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