Pentium N3700 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Celeron N3050 Celeron N3060 Pentium N3700 Pentium N3710

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79
+394%

Pentium N3700 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 TF-20
Pentium N3700 Pentium N3700

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33002629
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.6012.40
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0.1 MBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
AES-NI-+
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 64 TF-20 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 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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 64 TF-20 0.16
Pentium N3700 0.79
+394%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 TF-20 1245
+3.8%
Pentium N3700 1200

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 TF-20 612
Pentium N3700 2175
+255%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.16 0.79
Recency 1 May 2009 1 April 2015
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N3700 has a 393.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium N3700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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