Pentium N3530 vs Core 2 Duo T5900

Place in the ranking	2996	2665
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.11	9.46
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5900 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.58 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	2 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	Socket P	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	+
AMT	+	no data
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 0.41

Pentium N3530 0.75
+82.9%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 652

Pentium N3530 1195
+83.3%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 273
+45.2%

Pentium N3530 188

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.

Core 2 Duo T5900 466

Pentium N3530 537
+15.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T5900 2123
+61.8%

Pentium N3530 1313

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T5900 3997

Pentium N3530 4450
+11.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.41	0.75
Recency	1 October 2008	23 February 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	7 Watt

Pentium N3530 has a 82.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5900 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5900 and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.