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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 428 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 15 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield IV than Core i3-8121U - 428 vs 402 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 16 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
428
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 7 3800X
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
168 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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175 FPS
$13.13/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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182 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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