i3-1115G4 vs Xeon E5-2690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1080	1464
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	4.29	12.86
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$397	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	384 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2690 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 Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Core i3-1115G4.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.15	3.82
Recency	6 March 2012	2 September 2020
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	28 Watt

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