Pentium N3700 vs i7-4820K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4820K
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
4.08
+416%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79

Core i7-4820K outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 416% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14092630
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.53no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.9712.45
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-E (2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 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 speed3.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache10 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature67 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,860 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 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)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4820K and Pentium N3700.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes404
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.

i7-4820K 4.08
+416%
Pentium N3700 0.79

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.

i7-4820K 6482
+417%
Pentium N3700 1253

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.

i7-4820K 667
+273%
Pentium N3700 179

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.

i7-4820K 2491
+379%
Pentium N3700 520

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.08 0.79
Recency 1 September 2013 1 April 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 6 Watt

i7-4820K has a 416.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium N3700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-4820K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-4820K is a desktop processor while Pentium N3700 is a notebook one.


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