AMD Phenom II X2 555 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

4,284

Rank #1,545

vs
4,932

Rank #924

4,284
4,932

Core i3-8121U wins by 13.1% (Rank #1545 vs #924)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,246

Rank #1,532

vs
5,158

Rank #846

4,246
5,158

Core i3-8121U wins by 17.7% (Rank #1532 vs #846)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,341

Rank #1,615

vs
4,593

Rank #1,097

4,341
4,593

Core i3-8121U wins by 5.5% (Rank #1615 vs #1097)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,499

Rank #1,537

vs
4,573

Rank #1,059

4,499
4,573

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.6% (Rank #1537 vs #1059)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,475

Rank #1,487

vs
4,552

Rank #1,047

4,475
4,552

Core i3-8121U wins by 1.7% (Rank #1487 vs #1047)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,481

Rank #1,528

vs
4,604

Rank #953

4,481
4,604

Core i3-8121U wins by 2.7% (Rank #1528 vs #953)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Phenom II X2 555 Core i3-8121U Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
4
0%
Base Frequency
1,900 MHz
2,200 MHz
-13.6%
Clock Multiplier --
22x
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
4 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
28 W
46.4% less
Process (lower is better)
22 nm
10 nm
54.5% more

General Information

Specification Phenom II X2 555 Core i3-8121U
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number i3-4030U --
Core Name -- Coffee Lake-U
Socket FCBGA1168 BGA1440
Package -- FC-BGA1440
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration 4x1, 2x4 --
Market Segment -- Mobile
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Phenom II X2 555
AMD
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Model Number

Phenom II X2 555
i3-4030U
Core i3-8121U
--

Core Name

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
Coffee Lake-U

Socket

Phenom II X2 555
FCBGA1168
Core i3-8121U
BGA1440

Package

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
FC-BGA1440

Memory Type

Phenom II X2 555
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Core i3-8121U
DDR4

ECC Support

Phenom II X2 555
No
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Revision

Phenom II X2 555
2.0
Core i3-8121U
--

PCIe Configuration

Phenom II X2 555
4x1, 2x4
Core i3-8121U
--

Market Segment

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Phenom II X2 555 Core i3-8121U
Process 22 nm 10 nm
Die Area -- 123 mm²
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Phenom II X2 555
22 nm
Core i3-8121U
10 nm

Die Area

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
123 mm²

Manufacturer

Phenom II X2 555
--
Core i3-8121U
Intel

Word Size

Phenom II X2 555
64-bit
Core i3-8121U
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Phenom II X2 555 Core i3-8121U
GPU HD Graphics 4400 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Phenom II X2 555
HD Graphics 4400
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Designer

Phenom II X2 555
Intel
Core i3-8121U
--

GPU Max Frequency

Phenom II X2 555
1000 MHz
Core i3-8121U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Phenom II X2 555 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