Intel Core i3-8121U vs Intel Core i7-8500Y Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 2.2GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 1.5GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 38.4GB/s DDR4·LPDDR4	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s LPDDR3·DDR3L
iGPU 0	iGPU UHD 615 1050MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 403.2 GFLOPSFP16
Socket BGA 1356	Socket BGA 1515

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

Core i3-8121U1,163

x1.11

Core i7-8500Y1,050

x1

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Core Config

2 Cores	2 Cores
4 Threads	4 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 2.2GHz	Base Clock 1.5GHz
Boost Clock 3.2GHz	Boost Clock 4.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 256KB	L2 256KB
L3 4MB	L3 4MB

Memory

Type DDR4·LPDDR4	Type LPDDR3·DDR3L
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 2400MT/s	Speed 1866MT/s
Bandwidth 38.4GB/s	Bandwidth 29.9GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 38.4GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1866MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 29.9GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 5W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 4W
cTDP-up -	cTDP-up 7W
Max Operating Temp 105°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Included Cooler 0	Included Cooler -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type OPI	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config 4 lanes	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed 4GT/s	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x16 15.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x10 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 0	iGPU UHD 615 1050MHz
Shaders -	Shaders 192
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.05GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 403.2 GFLOPSFP16

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 300 Series Y+
Codename -	Codename Amber Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Cannon Lake	Architecture Skylake
Family Core 8th Gen	Family Core 8th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Cannon Lake - Palm CoveP-Core	Codename Amber Lake-Y Amber Lake-2CVariant -
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date May 5, 2018	Release Date Aug 30, 2018

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries IntelPCH	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node 10nm 14nmPCH	Fabrication Node 14nm++ 22nmPCH
Die Size 71mm² 46mm²PCH	Die Size 103mm² 52mm²PCH
Transistor Count 3.1 Billion	Transistor Count 1.8 Billion
Transistor Density 44 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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