Phenom X4 9850 (95W) vs Pentium N3530

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2648	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.46	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)	October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.58 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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
Socket	FCBGA1170	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W).

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	95 Watt

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