Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Pentium G3450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Pentium G3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-1215U

Intel Pentium G3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
15x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 53 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3248 vs 1897
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10612 vs 2178

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs May 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3248 vs 1897
PassMark - CPU mark	10612 vs 2178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-1215U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3248

1897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10612

2178

Name	Intel Core i3-1215U	Intel Pentium G3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	3248	1897
PassMark - CPU mark	10612	2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-1215U	Intel Pentium G3450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$309	$175
Place in performance rating	582	1377
Processor Number	i3-1215U	G3450
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$99.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.91
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	8	2
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46B3
Execution Units	64
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)