Pentium N3510 vs Core 2 Duo E4500

Place in the ranking	2936	2846
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	0.67	6.94
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$161

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Die size	111 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 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	1
Socket	LGA775	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

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 Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 0.46

Pentium N3510 0.55
+19.6%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 734

Pentium N3510 878
+19.6%

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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 230
+45.6%

Pentium N3510 158

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.

Core 2 Duo E4500 376

Pentium N3510 563
+49.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	0.55
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

Pentium N3510 has a 19.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3510 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E4500 and Pentium N3510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.