AMD Ryzen 7 4800H vs Intel Core i3-2120T

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Core i3-2120T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2120T was released in Q3/2011.

AMD Ryzen 7 (67)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 4000H (6)	CPU group	Intel Core i 2000 (28)
3	Generation	2
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Sandy Bridge S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is 2.90 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2120T is at 2.60 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2120T
8	Cores	2
16	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2120T
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Core i3-2120T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
1.60 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
9	GPU Generation	6
7 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
7	Compute units	6
448	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	10.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-2120T supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2120T
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
12	PCIe lanes	16
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i3-2120T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2120T
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is manufactured in 7 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2120T is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2120T
7 nm	Technology	32 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP6	Socket	LGA 1155
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020	Release date	Q3/2011
--	Release price	121 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (100%)

Intel Core i3-2120T (36%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (100%)

Intel Core i3-2120T (12%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	1147 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	515 (45%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	7886 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1202 (15%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	1558 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	418 (27%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	7215 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	903 (13%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz	1433 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (7%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	18802 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1502 (8%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	72 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	602 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	1242 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10943 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	472 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	3847 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	191 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	500 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	4817 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	197 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1712 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	Intel Core i3-2120T
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IU-HE017T ASUS TUF Gaming A15 FA506IV	Unknown

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