Ultra 7 268V vs Pentium N3520

Place in the ranking	2681	459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.12	83.94
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.17 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	224 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	FCBGA1170	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Arc 140V
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	4
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.75	15.65
Recency	1 December 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	17 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 142.9% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 1986.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3520 and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.