Pentium N3530 vs i7-2700K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2700K
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.75
+381%

Core i7-2700K outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2700K and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14902642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.29no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency3.609.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date24 October 2011 (13 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$514no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-2700K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2700K 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2700K and Pentium N3530. 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 i7-2700K and Pentium N3530 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 i7-2700K 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 i7-2700K and Pentium N3530. 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 3000Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHz896 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2700K and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2700K 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.

i7-2700K 3.75
+381%
Pentium N3530 0.78

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.

i7-2700K 5742
+382%
Pentium N3530 1192

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.

i7-2700K 668
+252%
Pentium N3530 190

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.

i7-2700K 2274
+318%
Pentium N3530 544

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.

i7-2700K 4967
+278%
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.

i7-2700K 19675
+342%
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.

i7-2700K 7.15
+230%
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.

i7-2700K 7
+285%
Pentium N3530 2

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-2700K 3.5
+1150%
Pentium N3530 0.3

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.  

i7-2700K 38
+245%
Pentium N3530 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.  

i7-2700K 147
+173%
Pentium N3530 54

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-2700K 3537
+184%
Pentium N3530 1246

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 0.78
Recency 24 October 2011 23 February 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 7 Watt

i7-2700K has a 380.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-2700K is a desktop processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.


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