Core i9-14900KF vs Pentium N3530

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2545	69
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	84.45
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$223	$514

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.58 GHz	5.8 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	36 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF 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	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 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
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Core i9-14900KF.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 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.

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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.

Core i9-14900KF outperforms Pentium N3530 by 4943% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.77	38.83
Recency	23 February 2014	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	32

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