Pentium N3520 vs E2-3800

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Aggregate performance score

E2-3800
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.73
+1.4%
Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72

E2-3800 outperforms Pentium N3520 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26752683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.619.09
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 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 speedno data2.17 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz2.42 GHz
L1 cache128 KB224 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 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
SocketFT3FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3800 and Pentium N3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3800 and Pentium N3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8280Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Number of pipelines128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3800 and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3800 and Pentium N3520.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
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.

E2-3800 0.73
+1.4%
Pentium N3520 0.72

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.

E2-3800 1152
+0.5%
Pentium N3520 1146

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.

E2-3800 136
Pentium N3520 174
+27.9%

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.

E2-3800 389
Pentium N3520 491
+26.2%

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.

E2-3800 2295
+83.3%
Pentium N3520 1252

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.

E2-3800 3575
Pentium N3520 4328
+21%

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.

E2-3800 42.64
Pentium N3520 28
+52.3%

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.

E2-3800 1
Pentium N3520 2
+37.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

E2-3800 103
Pentium N3520 144
+39.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

E2-3800 28
Pentium N3520 38
+35.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

E2-3800 0.32
Pentium N3520 0.44
+37.5%

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.

E2-3800 0.8
+204%
Pentium N3520 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.  

E2-3800 8
Pentium N3520 10
+35.5%

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.  

E2-3800 36
Pentium N3520 51
+42.2%

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.

E2-3800 963
Pentium N3520 1204
+25%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

E2-3800 2441
Pentium N3520 2940
+20.4%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

E2-3800 777
Pentium N3520 918
+18.1%

Geekbench 2

E2-3800 2653
Pentium N3520 3220
+21.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 0.72
Recency 23 May 2013 1 December 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

E2-3800 has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between E2-3800 and Pentium N3520.


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