Xeon E-2456 vs Pentium N3710

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2540	465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	92.68
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	13.83	17.68
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.56 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456. 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
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 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 N3710 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 405	N/A
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 N3710 and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version	2.0	5
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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.91	15.51
Recency	1 April 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	80 Watt

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