Intel Pentium N3530 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

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Intel Pentium N3530 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
Intel Pentium N3530 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium N3530 and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 (5)
6 Generation 4
Bay Trail Architecture Chagall (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
-- Successor AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX clocks with 4.00 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
4 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
2.58 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 128
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is 280 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 280 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX is at 72.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1170 Socket WRX8 (sWRX8)
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3530 (13%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3530 (3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX (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 (16%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
1604 (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 (4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
19039 (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 (9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
2054 (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 (4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
17191 (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 (2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
49395 (100%)

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 Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
1508 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
585 (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 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
@ 0.00 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 Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 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 N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
148 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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