AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and Intel Core i3-8121U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

Intel Core i3-8121U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8121U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1793
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 3762
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 829 vs 670
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1948 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944 vs 1793
PassMark - CPU mark	4391 vs 3762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	829 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1948 vs 1439

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8121U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1793

1944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3762

4391

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

670

829

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1439

1948

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	Intel Core i3-8121U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1793	1944
PassMark - CPU mark	3762	4391
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	670	829
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1439	1948

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	Intel Core i3-8121U
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3200C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1942	1740
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Intel Core i3
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Cannon-Lake 2+0
Launch date		2 April 2018
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)