Intel Core i5-2450M vs Intel Pentium N3530

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-2450M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N3530
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Pentium N3530

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-2450M and the Intel Pentium N3530 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-2450M 2 core processor released in Q1/2012 with the Intel Pentium N3530 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
2 Generation 6
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2450M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium N3530 clocks with 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-2450M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.16 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.58 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.58 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 Core i5-2450M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
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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 3000 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
32 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 4
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 11.2

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 3000 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-2450M, while the Intel Pentium N3530 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-2450M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-2450M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium N3530 is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-2450M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down 4.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2450M has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium N3530 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i5-2450M Characteristic Intel Pentium N3530
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q1/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
590 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
254 (43%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1289 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
830 (64%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
533 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
195 (37%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1042 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
608 (58%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (23%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2064 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
1190 (58%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
582 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1352 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
236 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
682 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40 (100%)

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 Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
148 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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