Pentium N3510 vs Atom C3558
Aggregate performance score
Atom C3558 outperforms Pentium N3510 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2397 | 3079 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.47 | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.67 | 3.01 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 December 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Atom C3558 has 2250% better value for money than Pentium N3510.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1310 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 16 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4: 2133 | DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.871 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3558 and Pentium N3510.
| PCIe version | 3 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 4 |
| USB revision | 3 | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 12 | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 15 August 2017 | 1 December 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 16 Watt | 7 Watt |
Atom C3558 has a 160.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium N3510, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom C3558 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3510 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom C3558 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3510 is a notebook one.
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