Intel Pentium N3520 vs AMD E1-2100

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Intel Pentium N3520 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD E1-2100
Intel Pentium N3520 AMD E1-2100

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium N3520 or AMD E1-2100 - 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 Intel Pentium N3520 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.42 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3520 was released in Q4/2013.

The AMD E1-2100 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD E1-2100 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD E (23)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group AMD E1/E2-2000 (4)
6 Generation 2
Bay Trail Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium N3520 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.17 GHz (2.42 GHz). The AMD E1-2100 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz.

Intel Pentium N3520 Characteristic AMD E1-2100
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.17 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
2.42 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.42 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Pentium N3520 Characteristic AMD E1-2100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8210
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11.1

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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU AMD Radeon HD 8210
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium N3520 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD E1-2100 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Pentium N3520 Characteristic AMD E1-2100
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3L-1333
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium N3520 has a TDP of 7.5 W, that of the AMD E1-2100 is 9 W.

Intel Pentium N3520 Characteristic AMD E1-2100
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3520 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD E1-2100 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Pentium N3520 Characteristic AMD E1-2100
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
BGA 1170 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
237 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
110 (46%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
752 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
188 (25%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (71%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
AMD Radeon HD 8210 @ 0.30 GHz
77 (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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
1139 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
589 (52%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
184 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
560 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
110 (100%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
38 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
143 (100%)
AMD E1-2100 AMD E1-2100
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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