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 21% better in Remnant II than Core i3-8121U - 103 vs 85 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
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8121U | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
