Intel Core i3-8121U vs AMD Phenom II X4 980
What is the difference between Intel Core i3-8121U and AMD Phenom II X4 980. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 799 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 501 |
| 1858 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1750 |
| 4369 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 2829 |
| 1921 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1521 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i3-8121U | Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 980 |
| 2200 MHz | Frequency | 3700 MHz |
| 3200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Deneb |
| Package | Socket AM3 (938) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 788 | Single-Core Score | 508 |
| 1851 | Multi-Core Score | 1776 |
| Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) |
| Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i3CYS | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3 |
| Intel Corporation NUC8CYB | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3 |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i3-8121U | Name | AMD Phenom II X4 980 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 102 Stepping 3 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 4 Stepping 3 |
| 2.21 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.72 GHz |
| 3.19 GHz | Maximum Frequency | 3.72 GHz |
| Package | Socket AM3 (938) | |
| Skylake | Codename | Deneb |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 4 |
| 4.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 7.94 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 805 MHz | |
| Type | DDR3 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 788 | Single-Core Score | 508 |
|---|---|---|
| 1418 | Crypto Score | 72 |
| 698 | Integer Score | 568 |
| 877 | Floating Point Score | 450 |
| 1418 2.42 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 72 125.9 MB/sec |
| 555 2.81 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 765 3.87 MB/sec |
| 674 31.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 660 31.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 654 1.84 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 555 1.56 MTE/sec |
| 617 725.0 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 576 676.8 KElements/sec |
| 672 210.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 553 173.2 Krows/sec |
| 807 43.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 544 29.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 786 250.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 476 151.5 KB/sec |
| 786 6.12 Klines/sec | Clang | 625 4.87 Klines/sec |
| 778 9.02 images/sec | Camera | 425 4.92 images/sec |
| 585 731.3 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 432 541.0 Kpairs/sec |
| 842 5219.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 566 3506.1 FPS |
| 783 43.1 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 313 17.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 801 6.17 images/sec | Face Detection | 351 2.70 images/sec |
| 770 19.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 392 9.65 Mpixels/sec |
| 1314 64.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 867 42.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1545 21.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 847 11.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1030 827.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 518 416.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 752 6.73 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 288 2.58 Kpixels/sec |
| 681 21.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 538 17.2 Words/sec |
| 924 35.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 249 9.61 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1851 | Multi-Core Score | 1776 |
|---|---|---|
| 3973 | Crypto Score | 284 |
| 1706 | Integer Score | 1974 |
| 1810 | Floating Point Score | 1594 |
| 3973 6.77 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 284 495.2 MB/sec |
| 1538 7.78 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2700 13.7 MB/sec |
| 2053 97.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2304 109.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1733 4.89 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1332 3.76 MTE/sec |
| 1386 1.63 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2228 2.62 MElements/sec |
| 1726 540.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2170 679.8 Krows/sec |
| 1905 103.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2021 109.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1737 553.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1502 478.5 KB/sec |
| 1761 13.7 Klines/sec | Clang | 2339 18.2 Klines/sec |
| 1608 18.6 images/sec | Camera | 1603 18.6 images/sec |
| 1476 1.85 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1565 1.96 Mpairs/sec |
| 2142 13268.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2223 13775.3 FPS |
| 1391 76.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1148 63.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1456 11.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 1310 10.1 images/sec |
| 1727 42.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1440 35.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 2630 129.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2941 144.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3254 44.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3199 43.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2175 1.75 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2062 1.66 Mpixels/sec |
| 1604 14.4 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1113 9.97 Kpixels/sec |
| 1338 42.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1426 45.6 Words/sec |
| 1544 59.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 726 28.0 images/sec |