Pentium N3710 vs i5-2500T
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-2500T outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1990 | 2548 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.87 | 13.72 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2500T 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.56 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | IDI |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2500T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA1155 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz) |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 0.87 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.55 | 0.73 |
| Recency | 9 January 2011 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 6 Watt |
i5-2500T has a 111.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has 32.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-2500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-2500T is a desktop processor while Pentium N3710 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2500T and Pentium N3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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