Pentium N3530 vs FX-4300
Aggregate performance score
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-4300 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1878 | 2549 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.58 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 23 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $40 | $223 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 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 | 3.8 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 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 | AM3+ | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Pentium N3530.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 151% based on our aggregate 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%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 152% 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%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 139% 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%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium N3530 by 103% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.93 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 23 February 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 7 Watt |
FX-4300 has a 150.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.
The FX-4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.
Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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