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Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 7 5700X

Core i3-8121U vs Ryzen 7 5700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 1430 days newer than Core i3-8121U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 15 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i3-8121U - 175 vs 157 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

157

90%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

175

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.86/FPS

100%

Price, $

$149.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

53%

Multi-Core

2344

24%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

9729

100%

Intel Core i3-8121U

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

May 5th, 2018Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 7
Cannon LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
22.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 7 5700X

Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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