Xeon E-2436 vs Pentium N3520

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2685	512
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	98.37
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.09	20.62
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.17 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	224 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436. 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
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 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 Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	4	16
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.72	14.16
Recency	1 December 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

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