Intel Core i3 1125G4 vs i3 1115G4

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 0.9-2.0 GHz Intel Core i3 1125G4 with 4-cores against the 1.7-3.0 GHz i3 1115G4 with 2-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 1115G4 and 1125G4
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1125G4
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1115G4
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.1 GHz vs 3.7 GHz)
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1822 vs 1648 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 357.8 MB/sec 384.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 29.2 Klines/sec 19.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 90.3 pages/sec 73 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 115.2 Mpixels/sec 99.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 148.6 pages/sec 99.4 pages/sec
Background blur 24 images/sec 15.9 images/sec
Photo processing 37.2 images/sec 40 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.97 Mpixels/sec 3.68 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 533 & 553 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 29 GOps/sec 17.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 17.8 GOps/sec 10.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 33M Primes/sec 25M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.5M Strings/sec 7.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.4 GBytes/sec 3.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 103.8 MBytes/sec 61.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 545 Frames/sec 399 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.6B Matrices/sec 4.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 650 & 5667 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
45.54

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10 PPW 6.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 156.8 PPW 120.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 330.3 PPW 207.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.63 PPW 1.06 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1125G4 and i3 1115G4

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 1, 2020 September 2, 2020
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Tiger Lake
Model number i3-1125G4 i3-1115G4
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 UHD Graphics Xe G4
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
Successor - Intel Core i3 1220P - Intel Core 3 100U

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (P) 0.9-2.0 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 8 4
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 9-20x 17-30x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 8MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-28 W (configurable) 12-28 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1449 BGA-1449
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 384 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 12 12
Execution Units 48 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1 TFLOPS
1 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4x-3733
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4X-3733
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 1125G4 official page Intel Core i3 1115G4 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 1115G4 or i3 1125G4?
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Intel Core Core i3 1115G4 December 2, 2021 at 11:16 AM
Also, mention the full overall score and which one is more recommended.
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Tony March 29, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Depends on the usage. i3 1115g4 is recommended for single threaded load.
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