i3-1115G4E vs Xeon E3-1290
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1290 outperforms Core i3-1115G4E by a minimal 4% 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 | 1807 | 1848 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | 4.02 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 3.48 | 21.23 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 29 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 September 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $885 | $285 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i3-1115G4E has 2413% better value for money than Xeon E3-1290.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E 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 | LGA1155 | Intel BGA 1449 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, LPDDR4X |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | UHD Graphics G4 48EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core i3-1115G4E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 4 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.08 | 2.97 |
| Recency | 29 May 2011 | 2 September 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E3-1290 has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
i3-1115G4E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon E3-1290 and Intel Core i3-1115G4E.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1290 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-1115G4E is a notebook one.
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