Pentium E5300 vs i3-1115GRE
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-1115GRE outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1913 | 3084 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.97 | 2.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 7.38 | 0.35 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 2 September 2020 (5 years ago) | November 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $338 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i3-1115GRE has 46% better value for money than Pentium E5300.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 144 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1449 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, LPDDR4X | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | UHD Graphics G4 48EU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1115GRE and Pentium E5300.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.60 | 0.53 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
i3-1115GRE has a 390.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i3-1115GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium E5300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i3-1115GRE is a notebook processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.
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