i3-2340UE vs Pentium N3700

Place in the ranking	2613	2780
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	12.46	3.40
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$250

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE 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	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus type	IDI	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	13
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	149 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	624 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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 Core i3-2340UE 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 Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
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

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%

i3-2340UE 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 1254
+28.5%

i3-2340UE 976

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	0.61
Recency	1 April 2015	1 June 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Pentium N3700 has a 29.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Core i3-2340UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.