Core i5-8265U vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.74
Core i5-8265U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.87
+423%

i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25761386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)28 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$297
Current price$270 (1.7x MSRP)$630 (2.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.17 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus supportno data4 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB6 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 i5-8265U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U. 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 i5-8265U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
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 i5-8265U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 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 for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U 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 i5-8265U 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 i5-8265U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i5-8265U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
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
i5-8265U 3.87
+423%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 423% 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
i5-8265U 5979
+423%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 423% 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
i5-8265U 720
+319%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 319% 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
i5-8265U 2272
+365%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 365% 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
i5-8265U 6082
+386%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 386% 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
i5-8265U 19418
+349%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 349% 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
i5-8265U 6316
+172%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 172% 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
i5-8265U 11.02
+154%

Pentium N3520 outperforms Core i5-8265U by 154% 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
i5-8265U 6
+226%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 226% 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
i5-8265U 602
+318%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 318% 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
i5-8265U 159
+318%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 318% 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
i5-8265U 1.78
+305%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 305% 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
i5-8265U 4.4
+1592%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 1592% 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
i5-8265U 3988
+231%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 231% 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
i5-8265U 39
+285%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 285% 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
i5-8265U 156
+206%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 206% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 2940
i5-8265U 14002
+376%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 376% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 918
i5-8265U 3679
+301%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 301% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pentium N3520 3220
i5-8265U 11639
+261%

Core i5-8265U outperforms Pentium N3520 by 261% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 3.87
Recency 1 December 2013 28 August 2018
Threads 4 8
Cost $161 $297
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

The Core i5-8265U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.


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