Intel Pentium N3530 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Pentium N3530 was released in Q1/2014 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1170. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Pentium N3530 achieved a result of 254 points (single-core) or 830 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Pentium N3530 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Pentium N3530.
Name:	Intel Pentium N3530
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
Architecture:	Bay Trail
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3530 is 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.16 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.58 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	2.58 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium N3530 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Pentium N3530 has the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) installed, which has 4 streaming multiprocessors (32 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency:	0.31 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.90 GHz
Compute units:	4
Shader:	32
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2013

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.2
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium N3530 supports a maximum of 8 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	8 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth:	2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Pentium N3530 has a TDP of 7.5 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	7.5 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	4.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Pentium N3530 is made in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1170
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q1/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz (2.58 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium N3530 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD A8-6410 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	256
	MediaTek Helio X27 10C 10T @ 2.60 GHz	256
	Intel Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	255
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	254
	Intel Pentium E2160 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	254
	Intel Celeron 2961Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	252
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	252

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 Core2 Duo E7600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	832
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	831
	Intel Pentium E5800 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	831
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	830
	Intel Pentium E6800 2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz	830
	Intel Celeron 3755U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	830
	Samsung Exynos 7884 8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	829

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 Celeron J1750 2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz	198
	Intel Celeron J1800 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	198
	Intel Celeron N3060 2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz	198
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	195
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	195
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	195
	Intel Atom x7-Z8750 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	194

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 B940 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	617
	Intel Pentium E6600 2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz	614
	MediaTek MT8173 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	610
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	608
	Intel Celeron 1005M 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	607
	Intel Atom x7-Z8750 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	603
	Intel Core i3-3217UE 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	602

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.


	MediaTek MT6595M PowerVR G6200 @ 0.45 GHz	58
	MediaTek MT8135 PowerVR G6200 @ 0.45 GHz	58
	MediaTek MT8135V PowerVR G6200 @ 0.45 GHz	58
	Intel Pentium N3530 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium N3540 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium J2900 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium J2850 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55

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 Core i7-680UM 2C 4T @ 1.46 GHz	1204
	Intel Atom Z3795 4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz	1197
	AMD A4-3320M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1193
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	1190
	Intel Celeron J3355E 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1190
	Intel Celeron J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1190
	AMD Athlon II X2 260 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1189

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 Celeron J1800 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	42
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	42
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	41
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	40
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	40
	Intel Atom x5-Z8550 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40
	Intel Atom x7-Z8700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40

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.


	AMD Phenom II X2 545 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	152
	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	149
	Intel Pentium J3710 4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz	149
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	148
	Intel Pentium 3825U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	148
	Intel Celeron 3765U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	148
	Intel Pentium 3805U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	148

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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