i3-1115GRE vs N250
Aggregate performance score
N250 outperforms Core i3-1115GRE by a small 5% 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 | 2025 | 2060 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.37 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.40 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (1 year ago) | 2 September 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $338 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of N250 and Core i3-1115GRE: 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on N250 and Core i3-1115GRE 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 | FCBGA1264 | Intel BGA 1449 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
N250 and Core i3-1115GRE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 | DDR4, LPDDR4X |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | UHD Graphics G4 48EU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of N250 and Core i3-1115GRE integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by N250 and Core i3-1115GRE.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 4 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | 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 | 2.82 | 2.68 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 2 September 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
N250 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel N250 and Intel Core i3-1115GRE.
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