Pentium N3510 vs i5-2400S

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2400S
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.06
+261%

Core i5-2400S outperforms Pentium N3510 by a whopping 261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19172820
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.28no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.896.93
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$141$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 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 speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 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
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz750 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2400S and Pentium N3510.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

i5-2400S 2.06
+261%
Pentium N3510 0.57

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.

i5-2400S 3153
+259%
Pentium N3510 878

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.

i5-2400S 504
+219%
Pentium N3510 158

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.

i5-2400S 1363
+142%
Pentium N3510 563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 0.57
Recency 9 January 2011 1 December 2013
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

i5-2400S has a 261.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2400S is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3510 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-2400S is a desktop processor while Pentium N3510 is a notebook one.


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