i3-8100F vs Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 139 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 43.84 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2024) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $117 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 71 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 47 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 13,140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 June 2023 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 has an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-8100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 and Core i3-8100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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