Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Pentium G4400

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1215U and Intel Pentium G4400 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 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
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3248 vs 1980
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10612 vs 2558
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 Feb 2022 vs September 2015
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 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 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3248 vs 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 10612 vs 2558

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-1215U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3248
1980
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10612
2558
Name Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Pentium G4400
PassMark - Single thread mark 3248 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 10612 2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4807

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Pentium G4400

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Skylake
Launch date 23 Feb 2022 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $309 $56
Place in performance rating 582 1688
Processor Number i3-1215U G4400
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop
Price now $69.99
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.96

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 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 8 2
Base frequency 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 150 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 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 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46B3 0x1902
Execution Units 64
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz 1.00 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 50 x 25 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)