Pentium N3710 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+1674%
Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.88

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 1674% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4422564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency54.7113.88
Architecture codenameno dataBraswell (2015−2016)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads114
Base clock speed2.748 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium N3710.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+1674%
Pentium N3710 0.88

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 24802
+1684%
Pentium N3710 1390

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1913
+1219%
Pentium N3710 145

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 281
+585%
Pentium N3710 41

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 0.88
Recency 30 October 2023 1 April 2016
Physical cores 11 4
Threads 11 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 6 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 1673.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 175% more physical cores and 175% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has 350% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.


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