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Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 9 7900X3D is 1705 days newer than Core i3-8121U.

Advantages of Core i3-8121U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 15 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D

  • Performs up to 55% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i3-8121U - 302 vs 195 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 24 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-8121U doesn't have integrated graphics
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

195

65%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

302

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.19/FPS

100%

Price, €

€661.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor, bis zu 5.6GHz

Buy for 661.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 294 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

40%

Multi-Core

2344

13%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2822

100%

Multi-Core

17479

100%

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo

Core i3-8121U

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X3D

May 5th, 2018
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3Ryzen 9
Cannon LakeRaphael
Intel BGA 1440AMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Desktop
2
12
4
24
2.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.6 GHz
15 W
120 W
10 nm
5 nm
22.0x
44.0x
None
Radeon Graphics
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 9 7900X3D

With selected game settings

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