i3-1120G4 vs Pentium N3700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2613	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	12.46	no data
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 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	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	2 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	16	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12.1
OpenGL	+	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-1120G4.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	2 September 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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