Intel Pentium N3520

Intel Pentium N3520
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Pentium N3520, a processor from Intel, relied on the Bay Trail architecture. It was manufactured using the advanced 22-nanometer process. This enabled remarkable energy efficiency for its time. We often saw it in mobile devices. There, it could often even be passively cooled. This led to particularly quiet systems.

With its integrated Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1), it offered a solid foundation. Media playback and simple applications ran smoothly. The processor was well-suited for everyday tasks. It reliably mastered surfing the Internet and office work. Although its Level 3 cache was only 2 MB, this was sufficient.

The maximum memory bandwidth was 21 GB/s. The Intel Pentium N3520 was therefore a pragmatic choice. It offered reliable performance for basic computer work. It was an important building block for compact devices.
  • High energy efficiency through 22-nm manufacturing
  • Ideal for mobile and fanless systems
  • Reliable performance for everyday tasks
  • Integrated Intel HD Graphics for media playback

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 862 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 814 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Athlon 5150
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
189
Intel Pentium N3700
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
186
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
184
Intel Pentium J2850
4C / 4T · 2.67 GHz
178
AMD Sempron 2650
2C / 2T · 1.45 GHz
161
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium J2900
4C / 4T · 2.67 GHz
576
Intel Pentium N3700
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
563
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
560
Intel Pentium J2850
4C / 4T · 2.67 GHz
554
Intel Pentium E5200
2C / 2T · 2.50 GHz
541
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD A6-6310
AMD A6-6310 102 %
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
241
Intel Pentium J2900
4C / 4T · 2.67 GHz
240
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
237
Intel Atom C2538
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
236
Intel Pentium N3700
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
229
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
756
AMD Athlon 5150
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
754
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
752
Intel Core2 Duo E6850
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
747
AMD A8-6410
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
746
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium J2900
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
57
Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
57
Intel Pentium N3520
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
55
Intel Pentium J2850
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
55
Intel Pentium N3510
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
48
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Pentium N3530
4C / 4T · 2.58 GHz
40 cb
Intel Pentium N3510
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
39 cb
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
38 cb
Intel Pentium D1519
4C / 8T · 2.10 GHz
37 cb
Intel Pentium D1517
4C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
37 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium N3510
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
145 cb
Intel Pentium N3700
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
145 cb
Intel Pentium N3520
4C / 4T · 2.42 GHz
143 cb
AMD Phenom II X2 B53
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
142 cb
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C / 2T · 3.60 GHz
126 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
ArchitectureBay Trail
Technology22 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketBGA 1170
Generation6
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 2.17 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.42 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.42 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache2.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency0.31 - 0.85 GHz
CUs / Shader4 / 32
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ3/2013

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP7.5 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down4.5 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2013
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Pentium N3520
Intel Pentium N3520
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