Intel Core i3-1120G4 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2020 and belongs to the 11 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core i3-1120G4, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1526 socket.
Name: Intel Core i3-1120G4
Family: Intel Core i3
Group: Intel Core i 1100G/11000U
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 11

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1120G4 is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz.
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-1120G4 uses the Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4), which has 384 texture shaders and 48 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
GPU frequency: 0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 48
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 11
Direct X: 12
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q3/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 68.2 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 7 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1526
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Tiger Lake U
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q4/2020
Release price: 309 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

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4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
845
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4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
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