Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
Intel Core i3-8121U
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2833
Socket
BGA 1356
iGPU
Arc 130V 1850MHz
3.32 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S 2,545
63%
GB6M 9,880
37%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Lunar Lake
Architecture
Cannon Lake
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
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Lunar Lake-MX
P-Core
Lion Cove
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E-Core
Skymont
Codename
Cannon Lake
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Palm Cove
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
9/3/2024
Release Date
5/5/2018
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
Intel (FIB Die)
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Foundry
Intel
Intel (PCH Die)
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Node
N3B
N6 (IO Die)
22nm (FIB Die)
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Node
10nm
14nm (PCH Die)
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Die Size
140 mm²
46 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
71 mm²
46 mm² (PCH Die)
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
3.1 Billion
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
2 Cores
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
4 Threads
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P-Core
4.5GHz
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2.2GHz
3.2GHz Boost
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E-Core
3.5GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
-
Type
OPI
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Transfer Rate
4GT/s
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
2GB/s
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Bi-directional
4GB/s
L0 Instruction
64KB/Core
8-way set associative
L0 Instruction
-
-
L0 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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-
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L1 Data
192KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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-
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L2
2560KB/Core
10-way set associative
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-
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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-
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L3
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8MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
4267MHz
Transfer Rate
8533MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
136.5GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
TDP
17W
8W cTDP Down
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37W Peak
TDP
15W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
105°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
Arc 130V 1850MHz
896 Shaders
1850MHz
3.32 TFLOPS FP32
No GPU
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- -
AI Boost 4
No NPU
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5 Cores
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40 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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