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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Is the Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 2 Cores and 4 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

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

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 4 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 15.17

Overall Rank: 1610

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

Average CPU Mark

4399

Single Thread Rating: 1943
Samples: 30*
*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	14,421 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,835 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,196 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,165 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	48,672 KBytes/Sec
Physics	341 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,795 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,943 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,257
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,907
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,777
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,100
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,032
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,954
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,013
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,399

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.93
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.21
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		15.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
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 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		1,943

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1824373 - May 22 2023		4397
BL1797196 - Apr 17 2023		4529
BL1655811 - Oct 24 2022		4515
BL1655780 - Oct 24 2022		4517
BL1609940 - Aug 10 2022		4223

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,399
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		3,823 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		3,614 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		5,008 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-7442EQ @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		4,834 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-6442EQ @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		4,548 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i3-8121U		3,848 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		3,827 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100H @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		3,430 (-22.0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		2,901 (-34.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs Intel Core i3-8121U		5,456 (+24.0%)
AMD Athlon 220GE vs Intel Core i3-8121U		4,426 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i3-8145UE @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U		4,099 (-6.8%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,302
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,985
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,669
Intel Core i9-13900H		6,020
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,834
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,828
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,742
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		1,377

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