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Intel logo Core i3-9100
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General information Core i3-9100 Core i5-2500
Launched Q2 2019 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 11.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported Yes No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i3-9100 Core i5-2500
Overall Score 45465 0 % 40411 11.1 %
Future Proof 71 % 0 % 21 % 70.4 %
Benchmark Score 4273 0 % 2667 37.6 %
Single Thread Score 2499.4 0 % 1698.5 32 %
Encrypting Data 1946.3 MB/s 0 % 1034.7 MB/s 46.8 %
Compressing Data 88.4 MB/s 0 % 65.9 MB/s 25.4 %
String objects sorting 11254.1 thousand/s 0 % 9121.4 thousand/s 19 %
Prime numbers generation 26.8 millions/s 0 % 23.9 millions/s 10.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 18172.2 millions/s 0 % 14655.3 millions/s 19.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 15440.8 millions/s 0 % 7487.3 millions/s 51.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-9100, Core i5-2500.

Average frames per second Core i3-9100 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.7 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 143.5 FPS 119.6 FPS
Medium settings 179.4 FPS 149.5 FPS
Low settings 224.3 FPS 186.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-9100 Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 130.7 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 209.1 FPS 194.8 FPS
Medium settings 261.4 FPS 243.5 FPS
Low settings 326.7 FPS 304.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.8 %
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