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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 1606 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 15 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 34% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-8121U - 233 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-8121U doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
233
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£488.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8121U | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
212 FPS
£7.08/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£7.64/FPS
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£9.2/FPS
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