Intel Core i3-9100F, 4 Cores & 4 Threads Desktop Processor without Processor Graphics

This processor is amazing. I did a lot of research on my son's computer. He is an avid Fortnite player, and likes, more like, loves performance!But, gee whiz, I can't afford to pop $1000 every time new games come out? Well, the current gaming computer wasn't horrible, but it's been like 8 years since it was majorly upgraded, and it makes a whirlwind of a difference!He was only getting around 40-50 FPS(frames per second) on the old motherboard/CPU, and he was in real need of an upgrade.One thing that I forgot to mention is that a good video card is important too. He has an AMD 480 in his, so for about $150-200, you'll need to invest in a decent video card. Personally, I like the EVGA 1660, but the 1650 Super is a good one too for around $200 or less range.Through my research, I found out that not only does the i5-9400F do well, but this i3-9100F does an amazing job at gaming as well.So, for those who love Fortnite, you'll genuinely love this processor as well, and it's worth the upgrade. Granted, most likely you'll have to get another motherboard, but I got one here as well, and it worked flawlessly!So, for about $75 or even less at times, you'll be astounded how well it performs. I did a benchmark on the processor within my sons computer, and it almost performed my older i7-3770K!!! Granted, that processor is about 10 years old now, and the i3 is only a few months old; Intel has done some major great jobs on their lower starting CPU'S!Great job, Intel!Our Build:i3-9100FMSI ProSeries H310 motherboardCorsair Vengence 8gb DDR4 Memory Stick-Just 1 stick 8gb.Antec Case750 Thermaltech PSUAMD RX 480 GPUAnd, we decided to get a new case to package it all together!Please make comments, what do you think?

Ok with the Intel lineup if you want to go and spend a ton of cash on a CPU, np. They got you covered well. If you want to save cash and get a strong CPU, then here's the deal. I replaced my old 3rd Gen Intel I7-3770 with this one which bench marked a bit better than it. I got a 8th/9th Gen Motherboard to go with it. Now I figure I have this for a year or two and then upgrade as needed to an Intel I5/I7/I9 9th Gen as needed. But for now my I3-9100F has plenty of power. There is no graphics included in the CPU so you'll need a graphics card. Then again most PC builders always get a Graphics card so this won't be a deal breaker. So, I'd snap this one up if you're an "Intel-Guy" but I'm sure if you can handle the setup then Ryzen CPU's probably offer more. But I'm more of plug-n-go type. Also this one came with a Fan which was good. This is a "Turbo" CPU as well which saves you electricity when you're just doing low priority tasks. Update: This CPU is still going strong. I paired it with a GTX 1650 Super Gaming X 4GB DDR6 graphics card. It's doing very well considering the cost versus more expensive CPU's that are out there. I also of 16GB of RAM. In this arrangement I can easily run a basic Hadoop setup on a VirtualBox (From Hortonworks sandbox (CDP)). They need about 12GB of RAM at least and about 50GB + HardDrive space. But, this can push those newer games but will struggle a bit on the most demanding games. For those you'll need an I5 9th gen or greater for you super gamers out there. But I'm an IT guy running Hadoop and Python and Machine Learning classes. This is more than enough to do that.

Pros: cheap, quiet, great VR and ultrawide desktop gaming performance, low power consumption, fastCons: not too great at multitaskingOverall, this is a wonderful CPU. I got it for a budget VR setup and I seriously couldn't be happier. I mean, where else are you going to find this price to performance ratio nowadays? VR games run perfectly. I run my system with a GTX 1080 and a Rift S and hold a constant 80 FPS in most games, even while streaming.The only thing you have to keep in mind multitasking - this CPU is just not very good at it. I experience slowdowns if I have too many program open at once. The single core performance is phenomenal, but it only has 4 cores and is not hyperthreaded, so multitasking is difficult for the little CPU that could. If you just make a habit of closing out of everything except your game and maybe discord and a web browser, you'll have no issues.I would highly recommend this to someone looking for a cheap PC build that can still run games and even stream VR.

This review is for the Intel Core i3-9100F CPU, I don't know how amazon filters these reviews but if you see this elsewhere disregard it.The CPU its self is very decent for the price point it has when I bought it ($168.47). It handles the games I play fine tho with the limited Ram I am running currently the highest game I play GTA V tends to stutter but is still playable. I bought this and installed it into a brand new build (see specs below) and as it isn't a -over-the-top build with parts quite literally found at a thrift store it runs well. I see no issues when streaming youtube and playing the lower-end games I frequent like ROBLOX and Wizard 101 it takes the task with stride.Computer Specs (Condensed):CPU: Intel Core i3-9100FGraphics: AMD XFX R7870 with Ghost Thermal TechnologiesRam: 4GB, Corsair Vengeance DDR4 but upgrading to 16GB Silicon Power DDR4.Motherboard: Gigabyte H310M S2PStorage: 1TB Western Digital HDD