Pentium N3530 vs Athlon II X3 425

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 425
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.99
+32%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24762665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.999.46
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 II X3 425 0.99
+32%
Pentium N3530 0.75

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 II X3 425 1576
+31.9%
Pentium N3530 1195

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 II X3 425 276
+46.8%
Pentium N3530 188

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 II X3 425 639
+19%
Pentium N3530 537

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 0.75
Recency 20 October 2009 23 February 2014
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 7 Watt

Athlon II X3 425 has a 32% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X3 425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X3 425 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 425 and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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