FX-8170 vs Pentium N3520

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2685not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.09no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and FX-8170 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 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache224 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache2 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and FX-8170 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
SocketFCBGA1170AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 FX-8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and FX-8170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Seriesno data
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and FX-8170 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and FX-8170.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2013 23 October 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium N3520 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1685.7% lower power consumption.

FX-8170, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium N3520 and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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