i3-330UM vs Pentium N3700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79
+126%
Core i3-330UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.35

Pentium N3700 outperforms Core i3-330UM by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26293064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Power efficiency12.461.84
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)24 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeIDIDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
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 i3-330UM 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 i3-330UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency700 MHz500 MHz
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-330UM 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 i3-330UM.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes416
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
+126%
i3-330UM 0.35

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
+126%
i3-330UM 555

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
i3-330UM 189
+5.6%

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
+23.2%
i3-330UM 422

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium N3700 1200
i3-330UM 1297
+8.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium N3700 3148
+5.6%
i3-330UM 2982

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium N3700 2175
+67.1%
i3-330UM 1301

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium N3700 23.09
+85.1%
i3-330UM 42.73

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium N3700 2
+74.5%
i3-330UM 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.35
Recency 1 April 2015 24 May 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 18 Watt

Pentium N3700 has a 125.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330UM in performance tests.


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