Pentium N3710 vs Pentium D1508

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1894	2543
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	7.73	13.83
Architecture codename	no data	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$161

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.56 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 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	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	+	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 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 Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 405
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1508 and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	32	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	8	5
Integrated LAN	+	-
UART	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.12	0.91
Recency	1 October 2015	1 April 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	6 Watt

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