Pentium N3710 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.03
+15.7%
Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.89

Phenom II X2 X640 BE outperforms Pentium N3710 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24532546
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.1313.78
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 405
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Pentium N3710.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 1.03
+15.7%
Pentium N3710 0.89

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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2839
+115%
Pentium N3710 1324

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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 5439
+16.9%
Pentium N3710 4653

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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2684
+8.5%
Pentium N3710 2474

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.89
Recency 12 May 2011 1 April 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has a 15.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X2 X640 BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.


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