Intel Pentium N3530 vs Intel Core i3-5005U

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Intel Pentium N3530 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-5005U
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Core i3-5005U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium N3530 and the Intel Core i3-5005U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium N3530 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Core i3-5005U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
6 Generation 5
Bay Trail Architecture Broadwell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-4005U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium N3530 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-5005U clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5005U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.58 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 N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5005U
-- AI hardware --
-- 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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
7 GPU Generation 8
22 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 24
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
11.2 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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium N3530, while the Intel Core i3-5005U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5005U
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 12
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-5005U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5005U
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-5005U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5005U
22 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, AVX2
BGA 1170 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
254 (50%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
505 (100%)

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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
830 (77%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1082 (100%)

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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
195 (31%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
630 (100%)

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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
608 (51%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1197 (100%)

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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (18%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
1190 (59%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2025 (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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40 (49%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
82 (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 Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
148 (70%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
210 (100%)

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 Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
197 (100%)

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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
596 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Core i3-5005U
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