The Core i3-9100F 3.6 GHz Quad-Core LGA 1151 Processor from Intel has a base clock speed of 3.6 GHz and comes with features such as Intel Optane Memory support, Intel VT-x virtualization technology, Intel VT-d virtualization technology for directed I/O, and Intel VT-X with EPT. This processor features a boost speed of up to 4.2 GHz. Additionally, there are 4 cores with 4 threads in an LGA 1151 socket, has 6MB of Intel Smart Cache, and support for up to 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes. Having 4 cores allows the processor to run multiple programs simultaneously without slowing down the system, while the 4 threads allow a basic ordered sequence of instructions to be passed through or processed by a single CPU core. This processor also supports up to 64GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 ECC or non-ECC RAM and utilizes 9th-generation technology.