i3-2115C vs Pentium B940

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2828not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.46no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA9881155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD 3000
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 June 2011 1 May 2012
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium B940 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i3-2115C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium B940 and Core i3-2115C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium B940 is a notebook processor while Core i3-2115C is a desktop one.


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