Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Core i5-3470S

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel BGA 1440 Intel Socket 1155
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 10 nm 22 nm
Transistors unknown unknown
Die size 123 mm² 133 mm²
Package FC-BGA1440 FC-LGA12C
tCaseMax 72°C 69°C

Performance

Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.6 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22.0x 29.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 28 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Desktop
Production status Active unknown
Release date May 5th, 2018 Jun 1st, 2012
Codename Coffee Lake-U Ivy Bridge
Generation Core i3 Core i5
Part unknown SR0TA
Memory support DDR4 DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Iris Pro Plus Intel HD 2500

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TSX Yes
TXT Yes Yes
VT-d Yes Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

Notes

Notes Intel HD 2500 frequency: 650-1100MHz

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