Intel Pentium N3710 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium N3710 and Intel Core i3-370M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium N3710

Intel Core i3-370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N3710

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.56 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1387 vs 1168
15.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.451 vs 0.288
7.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 73.827 vs 9.804
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.521 vs 0.175
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 9.203 vs 1.677

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2016 vs 10 January 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.56 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1387 vs 1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.451 vs 0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	73.827 vs 9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.521 vs 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.203 vs 1.677

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 976 vs 687

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	976 vs 687

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium N3710
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

687

976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1387

1168

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.451

0.288

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

73.827

9.804

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.521

0.175

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.203

1.677

Name	Intel Pentium N3710	Intel Core i3-370M
PassMark - Single thread mark	687	976
PassMark - CPU mark	1387	1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.451	0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	73.827	9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.521	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.203	1.677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	578
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1616
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2577
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	578
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1616
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		750

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium N3710	Intel Core i3-370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Braswell	Arrandale
Launch date	1 April 2016	10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$245
Place in performance rating	2161	3126
Processor Number	N3710	i3-370M
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$39.96
Value for money (0-100)		14.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	2.56 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics 405	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes
OpenGL	Yes
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1	1x16
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)