Pentium 2117U vs Pentium N3520

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72
+12.5%
Pentium 2117U
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64

Pentium N3520 outperforms Pentium 2117U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26852753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency9.093.56
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$134

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.17 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Smart Connect+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Pentium 2117U.

PCIe version2.02.0
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 0.72
+12.5%
Pentium 2117U 0.64

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
+12.1%
Pentium 2117U 1022

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
Pentium 2117U 292
+67.8%

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
Pentium 2117U 492
+0.2%

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.

Pentium N3520 1252
Pentium 2117U 2365
+88.9%

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
Pentium 2117U 4425
+2.3%

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
+23.1%
Pentium 2117U 1885

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
+44.4%
Pentium 2117U 40.43

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
+26.6%
Pentium 2117U 1

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
+20%
Pentium 2117U 120

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
Pentium 2117U 58
+52.6%

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
Pentium 2117U 0.74
+68.2%

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
+117%
Pentium 2117U 0.1

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
+21.6%
Pentium 2117U 990

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.64
Recency 1 December 2013 1 September 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 17 Watt

Pentium N3520 has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2117U in performance tests.


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