Pentium N3710 vs i5-4308U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4308U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
1.86
+111%
Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.88

Core i5-4308U outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19972563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency6.2813.87
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315$161

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4308U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size181 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4308U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Graphics 5100Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)
Max video memory2 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4308U and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version22.0
PCI Express lanes124
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i5-4308U 1.86
+111%
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.

i5-4308U 2960
+113%
Pentium N3710 1390

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 0.88
Integrated graphics card 1.94 0.73
Recency 21 July 2014 1 April 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 6 Watt

i5-4308U has a 111.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 165.8% faster integrated GPU.

Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-4308U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.


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