i7-9700 vs Pentium N3520

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.74
Core i7-9700
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.52
+1051%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 1051% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2684900
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.72
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i7
Power efficiency9.1612.17
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache224 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i7-9700.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
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 0.74
i7-9700 8.52
+1051%

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
i7-9700 13279
+1059%

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.

Pentium N3520 174
i7-9700 1571
+803%

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.

Pentium N3520 491
i7-9700 6206
+1164%

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
i7-9700 7473
+497%

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
i7-9700 37381
+764%

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
i7-9700 4.79
+485%

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
i7-9700 14
+720%

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
i7-9700 1254
+771%

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
i7-9700 199
+424%

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
i7-9700 2.25
+411%

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
i7-9700 7.6
+2823%

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
i7-9700 78
+664%

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
i7-9700 248
+386%

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
i7-9700 6945
+477%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 8.52
Recency 1 December 2013 23 April 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 828.6% lower power consumption.

i7-9700, on the other hand, has a 1051.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while Core i7-9700 is a desktop one.


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