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Intel logo Core i7-8557U
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Intel logo Core i3-8121U

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General information Core i7-8557U Core i3-8121U
Launched Q4 2019 Q4 2018
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Clock 1.7 GHz 22.7 % 2.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 28.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W 0 % 15 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-8557U Core i3-8121U
Overall Score 46923 0 % 41040 12.5 %
Future Proof 73 % 0 % 68 % 6.8 %
Benchmark Score 4848 0 % 2837 41.5 %
Single Thread Score 2379.4 0 % 1947.8 18.1 %
Encrypting Data 2725.5 MB/s 0 % 2172.7 MB/s 20.3 %
Compressing Data 99.7 MB/s 0 % 47.4 MB/s 52.5 %
String objects sorting 11185.4 thousand/s 0 % 6207.4 thousand/s 44.5 %
Prime numbers generation 36.9 millions/s 0 % 14.9 millions/s 59.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 27660.5 millions/s 0 % 14365.7 millions/s 48.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14286.7 millions/s 0 % 6779.1 millions/s 52.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8557U, Core i3-8121U.

Average frames per second Core i7-8557U Core i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 94.1 FPS 76.6 FPS
High settings 150.5 FPS 122.5 FPS
Medium settings 188.2 FPS 153.1 FPS
Low settings 235.2 FPS 191.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-8557U Core i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 133.3 FPS 122.9 FPS
High settings 213.3 FPS 196.7 FPS
Medium settings 266.7 FPS 245.8 FPS
Low settings 333.3 FPS 307.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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