Pentium D 960 vs Pentium N3530
Aggregate performance score
Pentium N3530 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2615 | 2835 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 23 February 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 April 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 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 | LGA775,PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960.
| 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 0.52 |
| Recency | 23 February 2014 | 23 April 2006 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 130 Watt |
Pentium N3530 has a 48.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1757.1% lower power consumption.
The Pentium N3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium N3530 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 960 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3530 and Pentium D 960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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