Intel Pentium N3530 vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e

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Intel Pentium N3530 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
Intel Pentium N3530 AMD Phenom II X3 700e

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium N3530 and the AMD Phenom II X3 700e and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium N3530 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the AMD Phenom II X3 700e which has 3 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 700 (9)
6 Generation 3
Bay Trail Architecture Heka (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 AMD Phenom II X3 700e clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
4 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.16 GHz Frequency 2.40 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 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
-- 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 no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium N3530, while the AMD Phenom II X3 700e supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the AMD Phenom II X3 700e is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Phenom II X3 700e is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X3 700e
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1170 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q2/2009
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3530 (63%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3530 (65%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e (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 (49%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
2410 (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 (63%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
63 (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 (81%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
182 (100%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
608 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X3 700e AMD Phenom II X3 700e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium N3530 AMD Phenom II X3 700e
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