Pentium N3530 vs Core i5-2500S

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1758	2545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.87	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data
Current price	$29 (0.4x MSRP)	$223

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500S 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	2.7 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.58 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500S 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	LGA1155	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500S 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 Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	896 MHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500S and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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 i5-2500S outperforms Pentium N3530 by 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.20	0.77
Recency	9 January 2011	23 February 2014
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

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