Intel Core i3-8121U vs AMD FX-9800P
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-8121U and AMD FX-9800P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 - 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
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1228
- Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4391 vs 2543
- 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 829 vs 364
- Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1948 vs 1013
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 April 2018 vs 1 June 2016 |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm vs 28 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1944 vs 1228 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4391 vs 2543 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 829 vs 364 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1948 vs 1013 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9800P
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 512 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i3-8121U
CPU 2: AMD FX-9800P
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Core i3-8121U | AMD FX-9800P |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1944 | 1228 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4391 | 2543 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 829 | 364 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1948 | 1013 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.106 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 92.287 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 11.369 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 35.16 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1106 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1219 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3977 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1106 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1219 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3977 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Core i3-8121U | AMD FX-9800P | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cannon-Lake 2+0 | Bristol Ridge |
Launch date | 2 April 2018 | 1 June 2016 |
Place in performance rating | 1732 | 1769 |
Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Family | AMD FX-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | FM980PADY44AB | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 123 mm | 250 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
Transistor count | 3100 Million | |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR4 | |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Configurable TDP | 12-15 Watt | |
Sockets supported | FP4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
AMD Secure technology | ||
DualGraphics | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 758 MHz | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan |