Pentium N3530 vs Athlon X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.17
+178%

Athlon X4 840 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18682642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x AthlonIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.049.48
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache256K224 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 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 configuration11
SocketSocket FM2+FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Athlon X4 840 2.17
+178%
Pentium N3530 0.78

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.

Athlon X4 840 3325
+179%
Pentium N3530 1192

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 446
+135%
Pentium N3530 190

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1109
+104%
Pentium N3530 544

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 0.78
Recency on August 2014 23 February 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has a 178.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.


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