Pentium N3530 vs i5-450M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-450M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.78
+4%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75

Core i5-450M outperforms Pentium N3530 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26372665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.119.46
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$32no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-450M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-450M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency766 MHz896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530.

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.

i5-450M 0.78
+4%
Pentium N3530 0.75

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.

i5-450M 1239
+3.7%
Pentium N3530 1195

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.

i5-450M 347
+84.6%
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.

i5-450M 674
+25.5%
Pentium N3530 537

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.

i5-450M 2923
+123%
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.

i5-450M 6779
+52.3%
Pentium N3530 4450

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.

i5-450M 19.98
+18.1%
Pentium N3530 23.6

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.

i5-450M 2
+19.2%
Pentium N3530 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.75
Recency 26 September 2010 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

i5-450M has a 4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-450M and Pentium N3530.


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