Pentium N3530 vs Core i5-4200M

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Aggregated performance score

Core i5-4200M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads
1.82
+136%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads
0.77

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 136% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18862512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date4 June 2013 (10 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data
Current price$337 (1.5x MSRP)$223

Detailed Specifications

Core i5-4200M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache128 KB224 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size130 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors960 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4200M 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
SocketFCPGA946FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-no data
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Smart Connectno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz896 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4200M and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version32.0
PCI Express lanes164
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.

i5-4200M 1.82
+136%
Pentium N3530 0.77

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 136% based on our aggregated 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%

i5-4200M 2814
+137%
Pentium N3530 1187

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 137% 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%

i5-4200M 858
+354%
Pentium N3530 189

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 354% 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%

i5-4200M 1691
+205%
Pentium N3530 554

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 205% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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%

i5-4200M 4485
+242%
Pentium N3530 1313

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 242% 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%

i5-4200M 9962
+124%
Pentium N3530 4450

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 124% 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%

i5-4200M 17.3
+36.4%
Pentium N3530 23.6

Pentium N3530 outperforms Core i5-4200M by 36% 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%

i5-4200M 3
+78%
Pentium N3530 2

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 78% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4200M 297
+128%
Pentium N3530 131

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 128% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-4200M 118
+203%
Pentium N3530 39

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 203% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-4200M 1.35
+187%
Pentium N3530 0.47

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 187% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4200M 1.8
+543%
Pentium N3530 0.3

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 543% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4200M 3051
+145%
Pentium N3530 1246

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 145% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4200M 95
+75.7%
Pentium N3530 54

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 76% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-4200M 19
+73.5%
Pentium N3530 11

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 73% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4200M 2722
+174%
Pentium N3530 993

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 174% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-4200M 5708
+73.4%
Pentium N3530 3291

Core i5-4200M outperforms Pentium N3530 by 73% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 1.82 0.77
Recency 4 June 2013 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 7 Watt

The Core i5-4200M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.


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