Ryzen 3 7330U vs i3-8121U

Place in the ranking	1686	1009
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	9.33	43.72
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)	Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release date	5 May 2018 (6 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	123 mm²	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA1440	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Iris Pro Plus

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-8121U 2.76

Ryzen 3 7330U 6.93
+151%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-8121U 4391

Ryzen 3 7330U 11005
+151%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-8121U 1165

Ryzen 3 7330U 1502
+28.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-8121U 2367

Ryzen 3 7330U 4040
+70.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.76	6.93
Recency	5 May 2018	4 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm

Ryzen 3 7330U has a 151.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 7330U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-8121U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-8121U and Ryzen 3 7330U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.