Pentium N3710 vs i3-4000M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4000M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
1.12
+27.3%
Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.88

Core i3-4000M outperforms Pentium N3710 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24032563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.8613.87
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date4 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4000M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4000M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA946FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d--
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)
Max video memory2 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version22.0
PCI Express lanes164
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.

i3-4000M 1.12
+27.3%
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.

i3-4000M 1783
+28.3%
Pentium N3710 1390

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.

i3-4000M 3581
+171%
Pentium N3710 1324

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.

i3-4000M 8042
+72.8%
Pentium N3710 4653

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i3-4000M 3098
+25.2%
Pentium N3710 2474

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-4000M 20
+16.3%
Pentium N3710 23.26

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-4000M 3
+58.5%
Pentium N3710 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-4000M 240
+65.5%
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.

i3-4000M 95
+132%
Pentium N3710 41

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i3-4000M 1.06
+116%
Pentium N3710 0.49

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i3-4000M 15
+42.3%
Pentium N3710 11

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i3-4000M 79
+49.8%
Pentium N3710 53

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i3-4000M 4298
+23.5%
Pentium N3710 3480

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i3-4000M 2024
+98.6%
Pentium N3710 1019

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 0.88
Integrated graphics card 1.84 0.73
Recency 4 September 2013 1 April 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 6 Watt

i3-4000M has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 152.1% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.


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