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Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 915 days newer than Core i3-8121U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 15 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-8121U - 130 vs 118 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

118

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

130

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.28/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$303.16

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$303.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 49 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

52%

Multi-Core

2344

23%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i3-8121U

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

May 5th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3CollectionRyzen 7
Cannon LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
15 W
TDP105 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
22.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 7 5800X

Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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