Intel Core i3-9100T vs Intel Core i7-9850HL

Compare Intel 9th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel 9th Generation Core i7 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1716 points
1982 points
15% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3287 points
1% slightly better gaming score
3244 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1294 points
1620 points
25% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1241 points
1552 points
25% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
6
49% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
12
200% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.1 GHz
63% significantly higher clock speed
1.90 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
10% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
25 W
40% slightly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB
Identical
64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

771st of 1,089
722nd of 1,089

Family

The product line

9th Generation Core i3
9th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 May
2019 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400
DDR4-2666

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
No

Core i3-9100T vs Core i7-9850HL benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-9100T is faster than the Core i7-9850HL. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9850HL in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-9850HL has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Core i3-9100T has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-9100T. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-9100T has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9850HL. Despite this, the Core i7-9850HL has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-9850HL outputs less heat than Core i3-9100T thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. For instance, the Core i3-9100T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.

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