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Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-8121U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU 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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 15.14

Overall Rank:
2040th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1582nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
480th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4391
Single Thread Rating
1944

Samples: 34*
*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 Math14,265 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,824 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,159 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,166 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression48,775 KBytes/Sec
Physics340 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,799 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,944 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,720
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
 4,391
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.46
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
 15.14
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,420
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
 1,944
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2201074 - Sep 22 2024
4500
BL1923070 - Oct 12 2023
4289
BL1871644 - Jul 29 2023
4088
BL1862410 - Jul 16 2023
4496
BL1824373 - May 22 2023
4397
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
 4,391
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 4,906 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i3-8145U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 3,794 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 3,543 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i5-7442EQ @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 4,834 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 3,782 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i5-6442EQ @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 4,483 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i3-8145UE @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 4,153 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-6287U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 3,799 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i3-7100H @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 3,430 (-21.9%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 2,841 (-35.3%)
Intel Core i3-1115G4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 6,034 (+37.4%)
AMD Athlon 220GE vs Intel Core i3-8121U
 4,432 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,114
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,202
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 5,934
Intel Core i3-8121U @ 2.20GHz
 734