AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Intel Pentium N3530 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 370K or Intel Pentium N3530 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon II X2 370K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 370K was released in Q2/2013. The Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.58 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3530 was released in Q1/2014. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Richland) (1) | CPU group | Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) |
4 | Generation | 6 |
Richland | Architecture | Bay Trail |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 370K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 370K is 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3530 is at 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Characteristic | Intel Pentium N3530 |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
4.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.16 GHz |
4.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.58 GHz |
4.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.58 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon II X2 370K or Intel Pentium N3530 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) |
GPU frequency | 0.31 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
-- | GPU Generation | 7 |
Technology | 22 nm | |
Max. displays | 2 | |
-- | Compute units | 4 |
-- | Shader | 32 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 11.2 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
No | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 370K can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Pentium N3530 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Characteristic | Intel Pentium N3530 |
DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
14.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
1.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 4 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 2.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 370K is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Characteristic | Intel Pentium N3530 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.5 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | 4.5 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 370K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium N3530 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Characteristic | Intel Pentium N3530 |
32 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
FM2 | Socket | BGA 1170 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2013 | Release date | Q1/2014 |
45 $ | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K | Intel Pentium N3530 |
Unknown | Unknown |