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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 5 1600X is 389 days older than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 15 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-8121U - 171 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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