i3-10110U vs Pentium N3530

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
Core i3-10110U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.45
+227%

Core i3-10110U outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26501754
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumComet Lake
Power efficiency9.469.27
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date23 February 2014 (10 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.16 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U. 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-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U 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 N3530 and Core i3-10110U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data23

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U 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 N3530 and Core i3-10110U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i3-10110U.

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 N3530 0.75
i3-10110U 2.45
+227%

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 N3530 1193
i3-10110U 3896
+227%

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 N3530 190
i3-10110U 1164
+513%

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 N3530 545
i3-10110U 2140
+293%

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 N3530 1313
i3-10110U 6349
+384%

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 N3530 4450
i3-10110U 11205
+152%

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 N3530 23.6
i3-10110U 15.77
+49.7%

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 N3530 2
i3-10110U 4
+97.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium N3530 131
i3-10110U 321
+146%

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 N3530 39
i3-10110U 162
+315%

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 N3530 0.47
i3-10110U 1.87
+298%

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 N3530 0.3
i3-10110U 2.1
+632%

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 N3530 11
i3-10110U 21
+90%

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 N3530 54
i3-10110U 110
+105%

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 N3530 1246
i3-10110U 2156
+73%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Pentium N3530 3291
i3-10110U 7335
+123%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Pentium N3530 993
i3-10110U 3470
+249%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 2.45
Integrated graphics card 0.77 5.58
Recency 23 February 2014 21 August 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium N3530 has 100% more physical cores, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

i3-10110U, on the other hand, has a 226.7% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10110U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.


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