Xeon E-2488 vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.99
+2432%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 2432% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2677320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.70
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.1218.23
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 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)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.17 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesN/A
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version2.05
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 0.75
Xeon E-2488 18.99
+2432%

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
Xeon E-2488 29060
+2436%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 18.99
Recency 1 December 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 1257.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 2432% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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