Core i3 9100
Intel desktop processor · Core i 9th gen · launched April 2019
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i3 9100 launched at $122 in 2019. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $158 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 30% rise over 7 years. At its launch price that is 43 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2019 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 52 (middle half of runs 50–54) across 7 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #239 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #22 of 22 in the Core i 9th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 9th gen |
| Launched | April 2019 |
| Launch price | $122 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
| Cores / threads | 4 / 4 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB |
| Rated power | 65 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Tier | 3-series |
The Intel 3-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i3 7350K | 2017 | $168 | $227 | — |
| Core i3 8100 | 2017 | $117 | $158 | 46 |
| Core i3 8350K | 2017 | $168 | $227 | — |
| Core i3 8100T | 2018 | $117 | $154 | 47 |
| Core i3 8300 | 2018 | $138 | $182 | — |
| Core i3 8300T | 2018 | $138 | $182 | — |
| Core i3 8100F | 2019 | $117 | $151 | — |
| Core i3 9350KF | 2019 | $173 | $224 | — |
| Core i3 9100 | 2019 | $122 | $158 | 52 |
| Core i3 9100F | 2019 | $122 | $158 | 56 |
| Core i3 9100T | 2019 | $122 | $158 | — |
| Core i3 9300 | 2019 | $143 | $185 | — |
| Core i3 9300T | 2019 | $143 | $185 | — |
| Core i3 9320 | 2019 | $154 | $199 | — |
| Core i3 9350K | 2019 | $173 | $224 | — |
| Core i3 10100 | 2020 | $122 | $156 | 70 |
Compare with
- Core i3 8100F · 2019 · $117
- Core i3 9100F · 2019 · $122 · 56
- Core i3 9100T · 2019 · $122
- Core i3 9300 · 2019 · $143
- Core i3 9300T · 2019 · $143
- Core i3 9320 · 2019 · $154
- Core i3 10100 · 2020 · $122 · 70
- Core i3 10100F · 2020 · $97 · 72
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