i3-14100F vs i3-2115C

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated787
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.41
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data15.69
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F 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 configuration11
Socket1155FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 3000N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2115C and Core i3-14100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2012 8 January 2024
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

i3-14100F has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

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