i3-8120 vs Ryzen 5 3450U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1368 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 26.75 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP5 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 4.50 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 1 May 2020 | 1 September 2018 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 51 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3450U has 45.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 240% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Core i3-8120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i3-8120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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