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In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 532 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 15 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-8121U - 218 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 28 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
218
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£799
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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