Intel Pentium N3530 vs Intel Core i5-1235UL

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Intel Pentium N3530 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-1235UL
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Core i5-1235UL

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium N3530 and the Intel Core i5-1235UL 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 i5-1235UL which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
6 Generation 12
Bay Trail Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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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 i5-1235UL clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1235UL
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 i5-1235UL
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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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
7 GPU Generation 13
22 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
4 Compute units 80
32 Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 i5-1235UL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1235UL
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 28
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-1235UL 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 i5-1235UL
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up 28 W
4.5 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-1235UL is at 18.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Pentium N3530 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1235UL
22 nm Technology 10 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 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2022
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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 (4%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
1487 (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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 4.40 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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 3.10 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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 4.40 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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 3.10 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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 4.40 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%)
Intel Core i5-1235UL Intel Core i5-1235UL
10C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Core i5-1235UL
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