AMD RX-421BD vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-421BD and Intel Core i3-8121U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 109577% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3.1 GHz
• 2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8121U

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

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CPU 1: AMD RX-421BD
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8121U

Compare specifications (specs)