Pentium N3710 vs i3-4100M

Place in the ranking	2110	2563
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	4.07	13.88
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	4 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.56 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA946	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)
Max video memory	2 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	+
OpenGL	4.3	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

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.

i3-4100M 1.59
+80.7%

Pentium N3710 0.88

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.

i3-4100M 2532
+82.2%

Pentium N3710 1390

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.59	0.88
Integrated graphics card	1.84	0.73
Recency	4 June 2013	1 April 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

i3-4100M has a 80.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 152.1% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4100M and Pentium N3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.