Core i3-8130U vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.74
Core i3-8130U
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.30
+211%

i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25761725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)13 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$281
Current price$270 (1.7x MSRP)$464 (1.7x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.17 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache224 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
Smart Connect+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i3-8130U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes412
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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.


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 N3520 0.74
i3-8130U 2.30
+211%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 211% 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%

Pentium N3520 1143
i3-8130U 3554
+211%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 211% 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%

Pentium N3520 172
i3-8130U 994
+478%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 478% 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%

Pentium N3520 489
i3-8130U 1856
+280%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 280% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium N3520 1252
i3-8130U 5448
+335%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 335% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium N3520 4328
i3-8130U 12157
+181%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 181% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium N3520 2320
i3-8130U 4720
+103%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 103% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium N3520 28
i3-8130U 14.3
+95.8%

Pentium N3520 outperforms Core i3-8130U by 96% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium N3520 2
i3-8130U 4
+114%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 114% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium N3520 144
i3-8130U 338
+135%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 135% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium N3520 38
i3-8130U 139
+266%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 266% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pentium N3520 0.44
i3-8130U 1.63
+270%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 270% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3520 0.3
i3-8130U 2
+669%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 669% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3520 1204
i3-8130U 2168
+80.1%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 80% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3520 10
i3-8130U 22
+119%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 119% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium N3520 51
i3-8130U 117
+129%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 129% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 2940
i3-8130U 7169
+144%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 144% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 918
i3-8130U 3288
+258%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 258% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 3220
i3-8130U 7131
+121%

Core i3-8130U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 121% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 2.30
Recency 1 December 2013 13 February 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $161 $281
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i3-8130U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.


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