i3-1115G4 vs Atom x5-E3930

Place in the ranking	2801	1465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	7.84	12.88
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date	30 August 2014 (10 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3930 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
L1 cache	56K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	103 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3930 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1296	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	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 Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-E3930 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 Atom x5-E3930 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 Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	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.

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.

Atom x5-E3930 0.58

i3-1115G4 3.81
+557%

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.

Atom x5-E3930 928

i3-1115G4 6047
+552%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	3.81
Recency	30 August 2014	2 September 2020
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	28 Watt

Atom x5-E3930 has 300% lower power consumption.

i3-1115G4, on the other hand, has a 556.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-1115G4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3930 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E3930 and Core i3-1115G4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.