Pentium N3530 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Place in performance ranking	2275	2547
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Extreme	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$844	$223

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.58 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 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	2	1
Socket	PGA478	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	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
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Pentium N3530.

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 Extreme QX9300 1.17
+51.9%

Pentium N3530 0.77

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 52% based on our aggregate 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%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1805
+52.2%

Pentium N3530 1186

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 52% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3114
+137%

Pentium N3530 1313

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 137% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 10882
+145%

Pentium N3530 4450

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 145% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 15.74
+49.9%

Pentium N3530 23.6

Pentium N3530 outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 50% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3
+44%

Pentium N3530 2

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 44% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.