Pentium N3710 vs Pentium 3550M

General info

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2431	2410
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$161
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	$378 (2.3x MSRP)

Technical specs

Pentium 3550M 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.56 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M 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	1
Socket	FCPGA946	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics 405
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Pentium N3710.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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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.

Pentium N3710 outperforms Pentium 3550M by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.85	0.89
Recency	1 September 2013	1 April 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Cost	$134	$161
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	6 Watt

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