Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X9770

What is the difference between Intel Core i3-8121U and Intel Core 2 Extreme X9770. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

799Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score570
1858Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1808
4369PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1921PassMark Single Thread Rating

Processor Specs

Intel Core i3-8121UProcessorIntel Core 2 Extreme X9770
2200 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3200 MHzMaximum Frequency
2Cores4
4Threads4
15 WTDP136 W
Cannon LakeCodenameYorkfield
PackageSocket 775 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

788Single-Core Score569
1851Multi-Core Score1645
Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.1.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i3CYSModelSystem manufacturer P5Q3 DELUXE
Intel Corporation NUC8CYBMotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P5Q3 DELUXE
BalancedPower PlanAusbalanciert

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i3-8121UNameIntel Core 2 Extreme X9770
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 102 Stepping 3IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 7
2.21 GHzBase Frequency3.20 GHz
3.19 GHzMaximum Frequency4.00 GHz
PackageSocket 775 LGA
SkylakeCodenameYorkfield
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache6.00 MB x 2
4.00 MB x 1L3 Cache

Memory Information

7.94 GBSize16.00 GB
Frequency399 MHz
TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

788Single-Core Score569
1418Crypto Score80
698Integer Score599
877Floating Point Score 587
1418
2.42 GB/sec
AES-XTS80
139.8 MB/sec
555
2.81 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)793
4.01 MB/sec
674
31.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression732
34.6 Mpixels/sec
654
1.84 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)455
1.28 MTE/sec
617
725.0 KElements/sec
HTML5587
689.5 KElements/sec
672
210.6 Krows/sec
SQLite658
206.1 Krows/sec
807
43.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering617
33.5 Mpixels/sec
786
250.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering492
156.7 KB/sec
786
6.12 Klines/sec
Clang647
5.04 Klines/sec
778
9.02 images/sec
Camera492
5.70 images/sec
585
731.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics500
625.1 Kpairs/sec
842
5219.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics645
3993.9 FPS
783
43.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur530
29.2 Mpixels/sec
801
6.17 images/sec
Face Detection667
5.14 images/sec
770
19.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection662
16.3 Mpixels/sec
1314
64.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting823
40.4 Mpixels/sec
1545
21.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR1123
15.3 Mpixels/sec
1030
827.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing707
567.7 Kpixels/sec
752
6.73 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion394
3.53 Kpixels/sec
681
21.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition617
19.7 Words/sec
924
35.7 images/sec
Machine Learning240
9.28 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1851Multi-Core Score1645
3973Crypto Score306
1706Integer Score1724
1810Floating Point Score 1697
3973
6.77 GB/sec
AES-XTS306
533.6 MB/sec
1538
7.78 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2311
11.7 MB/sec
2053
97.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2566
121.4 Mpixels/sec
1733
4.89 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)722
2.04 MTE/sec
1386
1.63 MElements/sec
HTML52011
2.36 MElements/sec
1726
540.7 Krows/sec
SQLite2317
725.9 Krows/sec
1905
103.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1855
100.7 Mpixels/sec
1737
553.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering1098
349.8 KB/sec
1761
13.7 Klines/sec
Clang2288
17.8 Klines/sec
1608
18.6 images/sec
Camera1444
16.7 images/sec
1476
1.85 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1581
1.98 Mpairs/sec
2142
13268.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2393
14826.4 FPS
1391
76.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1887
103.7 Mpixels/sec
1456
11.2 images/sec
Face Detection2590
19.9 images/sec
1727
42.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1750
43.1 Mpixels/sec
2630
129.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2068
101.4 Mpixels/sec
3254
44.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR3343
45.5 Mpixels/sec
2175
1.75 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2770
2.22 Mpixels/sec
1604
14.4 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1326
11.9 Kpixels/sec
1338
42.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition861
27.5 Words/sec
1544
59.7 images/sec
Machine Learning476
18.4 images/sec