i3-2115C vs Phenom II X4 905e

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 905e and Core i3-2115C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2322	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	4x Phenom II (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.78	no data
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$212	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 905e 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	258 mm2	131 mm2
Number of transistors	758 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 905e 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Core i3-2115C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions

45 nm, 1.25

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Core i3-2115C are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Core i3-2115C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Core i3-2115C.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2009	1 May 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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