Pentium N3510 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Pentium N3510 by a small 6% 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 | 3079 | 3099 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 26 March 2006 (19 years ago) | 1 December 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.733 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.73 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 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 | 775 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium N3510.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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 | 0.56 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 26 March 2006 | 1 December 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7 Watt |
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium N3510, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1757.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Intel Pentium N3510.
Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3510 is a notebook one.
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