Intel Pentium N3530 vs Celeron 3955U

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Combined performance score

Celeron 3955U
0.98
+25.6%

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 ranking23422487
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date15 August 2015 (8 years old)23 February 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus support4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB224 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mmno data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1356FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7.5 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 extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no 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 Connectno data+
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued
RSTno 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+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theftno 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 typesDDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHz896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
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 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3955U and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
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.

Celeron 3955U 0.98
+25.6%
Pentium N3530 0.78

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 1507
+25.5%
Pentium N3530 1201

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 431
+128%
Pentium N3530 189

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 741
+33.3%
Pentium N3530 556

Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3530 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

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.


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