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Intel Core i3-8121U
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Intel Core i3-8121U
Summary
The Intel Core i3-8121U has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1356 socket and was released in Q2/2018. The Intel Core i3-8121U scores 810 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,987 points.
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-7267U
101 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Intel Processor N150
101 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-7360U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3720QM
103 %
4C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-7267U
101 %
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-8140U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-8145UE
98 %
2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-L13G4
100 %
5C / 5T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i7-5750HQ
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-4300M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
101 %
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Intel Atom x6413E
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-8140U
99 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Pentium N6415
98 %
4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-6267U
101 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
101 %
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
99 %
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-5550U
101 %
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
Intel Core i3-7167U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-8121U
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-6500U
99 %
2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 8000U (CL) (1) |
| Architecture | Cannon Lake U |
| Technology | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1356 |
| Generation | 8 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.20 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | 2.70 GHz |
| L2-Cache | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | No |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| LPDDR4-2400 DDR4-2400 | 38.2 GB/s 38.4 GB/s |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC | ✗ |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | |
| TDP up | |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date | Q2/2018 |
| Release price | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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7
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24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
8
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8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
9
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10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
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