Intel Pentium N3530 vs Celeron 3955U
Combined performance score
Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2342 | 2487 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Pentium |
Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
Release date | 15 August 2015 (8 years old) | 23 February 2014 (10 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Current price | $764 (7.1x MSRP) | $223 |
Technical specs
Celeron 3955U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
Bus support | 4 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 224 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | 98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 1750 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3955U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCBGA1356 | FCBGA1170 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
My WiFi | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
TSX | - | no data |
Idle States | + | + |
Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
SIPP | - | no data |
Smart Response | + | no data |
Smart Connect | no data | + |
Status | Launched | Discontinued |
RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | no data |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Key | + | + |
MPX | - | no data |
Identity Protection | + | - |
SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
OS Guard | - | no data |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | - |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 | DDR3L-1333 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 510 | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
Max video memory | 32 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | + |
Clear Video HD | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | 896 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
eDP | + | no data |
DisplayPort | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 12 | 4 |
USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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.
Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 25% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 128% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 0.98 | 0.78 |
Recency | 15 August 2015 | 23 February 2014 |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7 Watt |
The Celeron 3955U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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