i7-1180G7 vs Pentium N3530

Place in the ranking	2621	1163
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.58 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	2 GT/s
L1 cache	224 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 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	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
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 N3530 0.77

i7-1180G7 5.38
+599%

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 N3530 1189

i7-1180G7 8293
+597%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium N3530 131

i7-1180G7 549
+321%

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.

Pentium N3530 39

i7-1180G7 188
+382%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.77	5.38
Recency	23 February 2014	2 September 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium N3530 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

i7-1180G7, on the other hand, has a 598.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-1180G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3530 and Core i7-1180G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.