i3-1115GRE vs Xeon E7-8857 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8857 v2 outperforms Core i3-1115GRE by a whopping 690% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 328 | 1932 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.91 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 16.98 | 18.58 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Tiger Lake-U (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (11 years 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
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Core i3-1115GRE 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | Intel BGA 1449 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Core i3-1115GRE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | + | - |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Core i3-1115GRE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8857 v2 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 Xeon E7-8857 v2 and Core i3-1115GRE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | DDR4, LPDDR4X |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 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 E7-8857 v2 and Core i3-1115GRE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.55 | 2.60 |
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 2 September 2020 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E7-8857 v2 has a 690.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
i3-1115GRE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-1115GRE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8857 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-1115GRE is a notebook one.
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