i7-680UM vs Pentium N3530
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2650 | 2648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 9.46 | 3.94 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 23 February 2014 (10 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $317 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.46 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+144 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | DDR3-800 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.799 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 16 |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 February 2014 | 26 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 18 Watt |
Pentium N3530 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 157.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3530 and Core i7-680UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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