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

Class: Laptop

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: 15.07

Overall Rank: 1107

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

Average CPU Mark

4369

Single Thread Rating: 1921
Cross-Platform Rating: 7193
Samples: 22*
*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	14,643 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,770 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,139 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	339 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,761 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,921 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of July 2021.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of July 2021

Not Enought Data to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of July 2021.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 25th of July 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		19,222
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		15,114
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,548
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,300
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U		11,225
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,157
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,947
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		6,945
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,369
Microsoft ARM SQ1 @ 3.0 GHz		3,951
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 @ 2.10GHz		768

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of July 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.71
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		18.37
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		15.07
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.77
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 @ 2.10GHz		NA
Microsoft ARM SQ1 @ 3.0 GHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of July 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,768
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,653
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,503
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U		2,469
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,345
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		2,126
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		2,068
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		1,921
Microsoft ARM SQ1 @ 3.0 GHz		1,847
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 @ 2.10GHz		872

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1395105 - Apr 15 2021		4432
BL1370621 - Feb 15 2021		4514
BL1345022 - Dec 26 2020		4574
BL1331954 - Dec 01 2020		4216
BL1317607 - Nov 05 2020		4493

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
As of 25th of July 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz		4,369
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz		3,824
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz		3,673
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz		5,209
Intel Core i5-7442EQ @ 2.10GHz		4,834
AMD Athlon 220GE		4,538
Intel Core i5-6442EQ @ 1.90GHz		4,519
Intel Core i3-7100H @ 3.00GHz		3,430
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U		3,964
Intel Core i3-8145UE @ 2.20GHz		4,133
Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10GHz		3,844
Intel Core m3-8100Y @ 1.10GHz		3,028
AMD A8-7680		3,568

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