Intel Core i3-8121U vs AMD A8-5550M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-8121U and AMD A8-5550M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8121U

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 32 nm
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
• Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1039
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 1869
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 829 vs 369
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1948 vs 924

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5550M

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-8121U
CPU 2: AMD A8-5550M

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1944 1039
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4391 1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	829 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1948 924

Compare specifications (specs)