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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
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Intel Core i3 9100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 9100
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
Compared to dog years, a CPU's life span is considerably shorter with the rapid pace of PC component turn over. Not in terms of operational longevity but viabilRead more
The AMD FX-9590 is an eight-core, overclock-ready processor that offers some of the best performance available, provided you have the requisite hardware.Read more
A few weeks ago AMD announced the latest additions to their FX-series processor lineup: the FX-9590 and FX-9370. Clocked at Turbo speeds of 5GHz and 4.7GHz respectively, these new CPUs made some waves in enthusiast circles due to the high frequencies and AMD’s decision to only offer them...Read more
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For $180 the Core i3-8350K is nearly a rebadged Core i5-7600K: both are 14nm quad-cores operating at ~4GHz, but the 8350K is 25% cheaper. Meanwhile, the Core...Read more
Intel's Core i3-8100 comes with four cores at a low price point. But can it fend off AMD's multiplier-unlocked Ryzen competition?Read more
We take a look at the ultra-low cost Intel Core i3-8100 in our benchmarks and review. We see how this CPU stacks up to more costly server processors and see whether it is worth saving a few dollars with this intriguing solutionRead more
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In our server-focused Intel Core i3-9100F review, we see why this new chip is a big upgrade from the previous generation and where it competesRead more
Too little, too late?Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz4.2 GHz
N/A
4.2 GHz
Number of cores8644
Number of threads81244
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
N/A
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyesyes
Type
N/A
Not availableIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache8 MB32 MB6 MB6 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Cache type
N/A
L3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
3200.0 MHz2400.0 MHz2400.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
37.5 GB/s37.5 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includednoyesnono
Thermal specification
N/A
N/A
212.0 °F212.0 °F

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