Intel Celeron 3955U vs Intel Pentium N3700 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Celeron 3955U		Intel Pentium N3700
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 3955U and the Intel Pentium N3700 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Celeron 3955U 2 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Pentium N3700 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10)	CPU group	Intel Pentium J3000/N3700 (3)
7	Generation	7
Kaby Lake U	Architecture	Braswell
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron 3955U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium N3700 clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Celeron 3955U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3700
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Celeron 3955U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3700
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--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics 510	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.70 GHz
9	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	16
96	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.0	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A 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.
Intel HD Graphics 510	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 3955U, while the Intel Pentium N3700 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Celeron 3955U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3700
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3-1600
32 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
12	PCIe lanes	4
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	2.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Celeron 3955U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium N3700 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Celeron 3955U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3700
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	4 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron 3955U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium N3700 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Celeron 3955U	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3700
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
--	Socket	BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015	Release date	Q2/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 3955U (100%)

Intel Pentium N3700 (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 3955U (100%)

Intel Pentium N3700 (81%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	514 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	229 (45%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1018 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	770 (76%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	445 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	186 (42%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	780 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	563 (72%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Celeron 3955U Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz	173 (96%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz	179 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1488 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1248 (84%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	85 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40 (47%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	159 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	145 (91%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	341 (100%)

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Intel Celeron 3955U vs Intel Pentium N3700

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details