Core i3-1115G4 vs Pentium J2900

General info

Comparing Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2471	1340
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Tiger Lake-UP3
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	no data
Current price	$559 (5.9x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.41 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 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	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J2900 and Core i3-1115G4.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i3-1115G4 outperforms Pentium J2900 by 390% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.80	3.92
Recency	1 November 2013	2 September 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	28 Watt

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