AMD A9-9425 vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,313

Rank #1,506

vs
4,932

Rank #924

4,313
4,932

Core i3-8121U wins by 12.6% (Rank #1506 vs #924)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,335

Rank #1,458

vs
5,158

Rank #846

4,335
5,158

Core i3-8121U wins by 16% (Rank #1458 vs #846)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,280

Rank #1,816

vs
4,593

Rank #1,097

4,280
4,593

Core i3-8121U wins by 6.8% (Rank #1816 vs #1097)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,503

Rank #1,510

vs
4,573

Rank #1,059

4,503
4,573

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.5% (Rank #1510 vs #1059)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,466

Rank #1,558

vs
4,552

Rank #1,047

4,466
4,552

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.9% (Rank #1558 vs #1047)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,476

Rank #1,566

vs
4,604

Rank #953

4,476
4,604

Core i3-8121U wins by 2.8% (Rank #1566 vs #953)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification A9-9425 Core i3-8121U Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
2,200 MHz
-27.3%
Clock Multiplier --
22x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
4 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
28 W
37.8% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
10 nm
77.8% more

General Information

Specification A9-9425 Core i3-8121U
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number i7-720QM --
Core Name -- Coffee Lake-U
Socket PGA988 BGA1440
Package -- FC-BGA1440
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 --
Market Segment -- Mobile
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

A9-9425
AMD
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Model Number

A9-9425
i7-720QM
Core i3-8121U
--

Core Name

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
Coffee Lake-U

Socket

A9-9425
PGA988
Core i3-8121U
BGA1440

Package

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
FC-BGA1440

Memory Type

A9-9425
DDR3 1066/1333
Core i3-8121U
DDR4

ECC Support

A9-9425
No
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Revision

A9-9425
2
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Configuration

A9-9425
1x16, 2x8
Core i3-8121U
--

Market Segment

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification A9-9425 Core i3-8121U
Process 45 nm 10 nm
Die Area -- 123 mm²
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

A9-9425
45 nm
Core i3-8121U
10 nm

Die Area

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
123 mm²

Manufacturer

A9-9425
--
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Word Size

A9-9425
64-bit
Core i3-8121U
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification A9-9425 Core i3-8121U
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz --

GPU

A9-9425
HD Graphics
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Designer

A9-9425
Intel
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Max Frequency

A9-9425
667 MHz
Core i3-8121U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension A9-9425 Core i3-8121U
3DNow!
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
RdRand
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64