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Intel Core i3-7320 vs Intel Core i3-8121U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
88 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
90 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
76 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
80 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
79 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-7320
100 %
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
68 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 7000 (17) | Intel Core i 8000U (CL) (1) |
| Architecture | Kaby Lake S | Cannon Lake U |
| Technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | BGA 1356 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-6320 | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 4.10 GHz | 2.20 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.20 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.70 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 630 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2016 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) LPDDR4-2400 (38.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 51 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i3-7320 | Intel Core i3-8121U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date | Q1/2017 | Q2/2018 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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