i3-N300 vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35
+643%

Core i3-N300 outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27021178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.0872.28
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date1 December 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$309

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.17 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache224 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache2 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 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
SocketFCBGA1170Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes49
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.

Pentium N3520 0.72
i3-N300 5.35
+643%

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.

Pentium N3520 1146
i3-N300 8497
+641%

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.

Pentium N3520 1252
i3-N300 2884
+130%

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.

Pentium N3520 4328
i3-N300 12014
+178%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium N3520 2320
i3-N300 4261
+83.7%

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.

Pentium N3520 28
i3-N300 17.49
+60.1%

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.

Pentium N3520 2
i3-N300 5
+202%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium N3520 144
i3-N300 416
+189%

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.

Pentium N3520 38
i3-N300 85
+124%

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.

Pentium N3520 0.44
i3-N300 1.02
+132%

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.

Pentium N3520 0.3
i3-N300 2.6
+900%

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.

Pentium N3520 1204
i3-N300 1915
+59.1%

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.  

Pentium N3520 10
i3-N300 29
+184%

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.  

Pentium N3520 51
i3-N300 107
+109%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 5.35
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.29
Recency 1 December 2013 3 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm

i3-N300 has a 643.1% higher aggregate performance score, 327.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-N300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.


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