Pentium N3520 vs Pentium 2030M

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 2030M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+22.5%
Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.71

Pentium 2030M outperforms Pentium N3520 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26962838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.389.08
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2013 (12 years ago)1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$161

Detailed specifications

Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.17 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.42 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520 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
SocketFCPGA988FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520. 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz854 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 2030M and Pentium N3520.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Pentium 2030M 0.87
+22.5%
Pentium N3520 0.71

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.

Pentium 2030M 1389
+21.8%
Pentium N3520 1140

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.

Pentium 2030M 424
+144%
Pentium N3520 174

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.

Pentium 2030M 708
+43.6%
Pentium N3520 493

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.71
Recency 1 January 2013 1 December 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium 2030M has a 22.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Intel Pentium 2030M is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

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