Pentium J3710 vs i5-480M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
Pentium J3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.92
+10.8%

Pentium J3710 outperforms Core i5-480M by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25952535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.2413.39
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Airmont (2016)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)10 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$81$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 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 speed2.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.64 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0IDI
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency766 MHz740 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data5
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.

i5-480M 0.83
Pentium J3710 0.92
+10.8%

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.

i5-480M 1325
Pentium J3710 1456
+9.9%

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.

i5-480M 363
+86.2%
Pentium J3710 195

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.

i5-480M 686
+22.3%
Pentium J3710 561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.92
Recency 9 January 2011 10 January 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium J3710 has a 10.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium J3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-480M in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-480M is a notebook processor while Pentium J3710 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-480M and Pentium J3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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