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 1334
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 1528
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 April 2018 vs 1 June 2016
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1944 vs 1334
PassMark - CPU mark 4391 vs 1528

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
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10-25/25 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1817 vs 829
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
1334
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4391
1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
829
1817
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1948
2686
Name Intel Core i3-8121U AMD A9-9410
PassMark - Single thread mark 1944 1334
PassMark - CPU mark 4391 1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 829 1817
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1948 2686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.184
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1061
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5532
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1061
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5532

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-8121U AMD A9-9410

Essentials

Architecture codename Cannon-Lake 2+0 Stoney Ridge
Launch date 2 April 2018 1 June 2016
Place in performance rating 1732 1735
Series Intel Core i3 AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM9410AFY23AC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 123 mm 124.5 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Base frequency 2.9 GHz
Compute Cores 5
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 3
Transistor count 1200 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 10-25/25 Watt
Sockets supported FP4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 3
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12
Vulkan

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0