Intel Core i3 Coffee Lake Refresh i3-9100F OEM (CM8068403358820)
 | Outdated Product £173.19 Introduced in 2019, the 9th generation processor is part of the Coffee Lake Refresh line and is based on a 12nm process technology. It belongs to the initial solutions, which corresponds to both the total number of cores (4 units) and the main performance characteristics: 6 MB of third-level cache and compatibility with DDR4 RAM and a frequency of up to 2400 MHz. The clock frequency of the Intel i3-9100F OEM processor is 3.6 GHz, and as the load on one core increases, this value will automatically increase to 4.2 GHz, for which the proprietary Turbo Boost technology is responsible. The model does not provide an integrated graphics card (the graphics core is disabled) and a cooler in the delivery set. Difficulties with the selection of the latter should not arise, since the processor has a...low heat dissipation, not exceeding 65 watts. |
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Introduced in 2019, the 9th generation processor is part of the Coffee Lake Refresh line and is based on a 12nm process technology. It belongs to the initial solutions, which corresponds to both the total number of cores (4 units) and the main performance characteristics: 6 MB of third-level cache and compatibility with DDR4 RAM and a frequency of up to 2400 MHz. The clock frequency of the Intel i3-9100F OEM processor is 3.6 GHz, and as the load on one core increases, this value will automatically increase to 4.2 GHz, for which the proprietary Turbo Boost technology is responsible. The model does not provide an integrated graphics card (the graphics core is disabled) and a cooler in the delivery set. Difficulties with the selection of the latter should not arise, since the processor has a low heat dissipation, not exceeding 65 watts.
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Intel Core i3 Coffee Lake Refresh configurations
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| Intel Core i3 Coffee Lake Refresh i3-9100 BOX | from £71.59 | 5 offers | |
| Intel Core i3 Coffee Lake Refresh i3-9100F BOX | from £142.10 | 4 offers | |
From outcasts to heroes
In the Intel family, Core i3 processors have always been an unloved child, on which they save money from the heart: either they cut the cores, then they don’t add multithreading, or they cut the turbo boost. But the hand of the market put everything in its place, against the background of the new Ryzen, no one was interested in such rubbish, and the Core i3 line gradually began its ascent. And now, a year after its debut, the Core i3 9100F can be safely called the king of inexpensive gaming PCs.
The best processor for a low-cost gaming PC
Why is he good? At the cost. Intel initially decided to shock the market with low prices, effectively killing most of the previous generation of processors. For an OEM version without a cooler and an integrated video core, they are now asking for a little more than $80. Agree, the price is impressive even by the standards of democratic ryzens. At the same time, buyers are not faced with any compromises: the Core i3 9100F has four full-fledged cores and an honest turbo boost up to 4.2 GHz, it also has an acceptable 6 MB of third-level cache and modest power consumption. Considering that the bottleneck in today's games is the graphics card, not the processor, the Core i3 9100F is an perfect candidate for a low-cost gaming PC.
There may be problems with the upgrade in the future
The Core i3 9100F has only one minus and it is connected just with the upgrade. If you buy a 9th generation stone that runs on an LGA 1151 v2 socket, you will not be able to upgrade to the 10th or future 11th generation simply because Intel has moved to the new socket 1200. Therefore, the scope for upgrading will be limited to Coffee Lake processor families and Coffee Lake Refresh. Core i5 9600KF or Core i7 9700F. It depends on what prices will be by that time and what of this will generally be on the market.
