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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 915 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 15 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-8121U - 217 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
217
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8121U | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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