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: 15.11

Overall Rank: 1400

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

Average CPU Mark

4382

Single Thread Rating: 1930
Samples: 26*
*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	14,517 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,805 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,153 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	340 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,765 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,930 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2022

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2022.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,036
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,352
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,952
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,450
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,233
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,139
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,065
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		6,974
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,382

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		18.45
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		15.11
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.60
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 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,075
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,700
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,633
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,473
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,315
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		2,074
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,973
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		1,930

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1609940 - Aug 10 2022		4223
BL1604832 - Jul 31 2022		4503
BL1574321 - May 31 2022		4539
BL1493456 - Jan 08 2022		4493
BL1395105 - Apr 15 2021		4432

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,382
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz		3,850
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz		3,635
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz		5,067
Intel Core i5-7442EQ @ 2.10GHz		4,834
Intel Core i5-6442EQ @ 1.90GHz		4,598
Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10GHz		3,945
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U		3,860
Intel Core i3-7100H @ 3.00GHz		3,430
Intel Core m3-8100Y @ 1.10GHz		2,956
AMD Athlon 220GE		4,424
Intel Core i3-8145UE @ 2.20GHz		4,087
Intel Core i7-6660U @ 2.40GHz		3,753

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