Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Core i7-2820QM

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel BGA 1440 Intel Socket G2 (988B)
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 10 nm 32 nm
Transistors unknown 1,160 million
Die size 123 mm² 216 mm²
Package FC-BGA1440 rPGA
tCaseMax 72°C

Performance

Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.4 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22.0x 23.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 28 W 45 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Mobile
Production status Active End-of-life
Release date May 5th, 2018 Jan 3rd, 2011
Codename Coffee Lake-U Sandy Bridge
Generation Core i3 Core i7
Part unknown SR012
Memory support DDR4 unknown Dual-channel
ECC memory No No

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 4 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Iris Pro Plus Intel HD 3000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared) 8MB (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 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

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