Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHZ

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHZ

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8121U CPU @ 2.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 15.09

Overall Rank: 1316

Last Price Change: $290.00 USD (2021-05-17)

Average CPU Mark

4376

Single Thread Rating: 1927
Samples: 23*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,803
Thread: 1,654

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz

Integer Math	14,609 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,787 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,146 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	338 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,774 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,927 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2022

Not Enought Data to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2022.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,552
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,277
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,453
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		19,047
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,341
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,203
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,077
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,098
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		6,957
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,376

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.51
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		18.40
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		15.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.67
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,852
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,762
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,081
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,715
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,638
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,486
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,329
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		2,070
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,981
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		1,927

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1493456 - Jan 08 2022		4493
BL1395105 - Apr 15 2021		4432
BL1370621 - Feb 15 2021		4514
BL1345022 - Dec 26 2020		4574
BL1331954 - Dec 01 2020		4216

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,376
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz		3,839
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz		5,123
Intel Core i5-7442EQ @ 2.10GHz		4,834
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz		3,648
Intel Core i5-6442EQ @ 1.90GHz		4,598
Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10GHz		3,925
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U		3,884
Intel Core i3-7100H @ 3.00GHz		3,430
AMD Athlon 220GE		4,450
Intel Core i3-8145UE @ 2.20GHz		4,133
Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		3,851
AMD A8-7680		3,571

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