Intel Core i3-8121U

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 8000U
Family
Intel Core i3
Generation
8
Name
Intel Core i3-8121U
Predecessor
—
Segment
Mobile
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
2
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
15 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Cannon Lake U
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
4 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2018
Socket
BGA 1356
Technology
10 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8121U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

507 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

710 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

616 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

773 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

160 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

445 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

684 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i3-8121U with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

139

Intel Core i3-8121U

140

Intel Core i5-4570

140

Intel Core i5-4570S

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

305

Intel Core i3-8121U

306

AMD A8-6600K

306

Intel Core i3-3240

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

810

Intel Core i3-8121U

812

Intel Core i5-2500k

812

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1933

Intel Core i3-8121U

1953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

1951

HiSilicon Kirin 810

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4078

Intel Core i3-8121U

4096

Intel Core i3-7300

4096

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

7794

Intel Core i3-8121U

7943

Intel Core i5-7300U

7830

Intel Core i3-4150

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

4802

Intel Core i3-8121U

4892

Intel Core i7-4600M

4854

Intel Core i5-5287U

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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