Core i7-1185G7 vs Pentium N3530

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.77
Core i7-1185G7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.74
+775%

i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 775% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2545964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Tiger Lake
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Tiger Lake-UP3
Release date23 February 2014 (10 years ago)2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$223 no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.58 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache224 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Smart Connect+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 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 i7-1185G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1185G7.

PCIe version2.04.0
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 0.77
i7-1185G7 6.74
+775%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 775% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium N3530 1188
i7-1185G7 10429
+778%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 778% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium N3530 188
i7-1185G7 1725
+818%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 818% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium N3530 548
i7-1185G7 5295
+866%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 866% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium N3530 1313
i7-1185G7 8872
+576%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 576% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium N3530 4450
i7-1185G7 27025
+507%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 507% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium N3530 23.6
i7-1185G7 5.78
+308%

Pentium N3530 outperforms Core i7-1185G7 by 308% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium N3530 2
i7-1185G7 9
+413%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 413% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium N3530 131
i7-1185G7 866
+564%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 564% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium N3530 39
i7-1185G7 217
+456%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 456% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pentium N3530 0.47
i7-1185G7 2.54
+440%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 440% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3530 0.3
i7-1185G7 5.8
+1971%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 1971% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3530 1246
i7-1185G7 6045
+385%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 385% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3530 11
i7-1185G7 47
+329%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 329% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3530 54
i7-1185G7 199
+270%

Core i7-1185G7 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 270% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 6.74
Recency 23 February 2014 2 September 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 28 Watt

The Core i7-1185G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.


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