Pentium N3710 vs i7-7820X
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-7820X outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 1143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 954 | 2891 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.46 | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.96 | 5.56 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 26 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-7820X has 4000% better value for money than Pentium N3710.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-7820X 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2.56 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | IDI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 99 °C | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-7820X 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7820X 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, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz) |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7820X and Pentium N3710.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.82 | 0.79 |
| Recency | 26 June 2017 | 1 April 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 6 Watt |
i7-7820X has a 1143% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium N3710, on the other hand, has 2233% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-7820X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3710 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-7820X is a desktop processor while Pentium N3710 is a notebook one.
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