i9-11900KF vs Pentium N3520

Place in the ranking	2703	438
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.09	11.87
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	1 December 2013 (11 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF 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	16
Base clock speed	2.17 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	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.

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 0.72

i9-11900KF 15.68
+2078%

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.

Pentium N3520 1146

i9-11900KF 24908
+2073%

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.

Pentium N3520 174

i9-11900KF 2329
+1239%

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.

Pentium N3520 491

i9-11900KF 10029
+1943%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	15.68
Recency	1 December 2013	16 March 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	125 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 1685.7% lower power consumption.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has a 2077.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-11900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while Core i9-11900KF is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3520 and Core i9-11900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.