Athlon II X2 215 vs Pentium N3700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79
+29.5%
Athlon II X2 215
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61

Pentium N3700 outperforms Athlon II X2 215 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26302797
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.66
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency12.450.89
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1170AM3
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Pentium N3700 0.79
+29.5%
Athlon II X2 215 0.61

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 N3700 1253
+28.8%
Athlon II X2 215 973

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 N3700 179
Athlon II X2 215 273
+52.5%

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 N3700 520
+9.9%
Athlon II X2 215 473

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.61
Recency 1 April 2015 20 October 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N3700 has a 29.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 215 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3700 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Athlon II X2 215, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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