Pentium N3700 vs Athlon 5350

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5350
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.12
+41.8%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79

Athlon 5350 outperforms Pentium N3700 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24012629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.2412.46
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.05 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.05 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12+
OpenGLno data+
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 5350 1.12
+41.8%
Pentium N3700 0.79

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 5350 1787
+42.6%
Pentium N3700 1253

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 5350 222
+24%
Pentium N3700 179

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 5350 655
+26%
Pentium N3700 520

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 0.79
Recency 9 April 2014 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

Athlon 5350 has a 41.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 5350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5350 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3700 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5350 and Pentium N3700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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