Intel Core i3-8121U vs AMD A9-9410

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-8121U and AMD A9-9410 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. 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 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
• Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1330
• 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 1522

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9410

• Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10-25/25 Watt vs 15 Watt
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1817 vs 829
• Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2686 vs 1948

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-8121U
CPU 2: AMD A9-9410

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1944 1330
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4391 1522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	829 1817
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1948 2686

Compare specifications (specs)