Celeron 3965Y vs Pentium N3700

VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79
+5.3%
Celeron 3965Y
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Pentium N3700 outperforms Celeron 3965Y by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26132649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency12.4611.83
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)21 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-+
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 SeriesIntel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory8 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency700 MHz850 MHz
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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 N3700 0.79
+5.3%
Celeron 3965Y 0.75

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 N3700 1254
+5%
Celeron 3965Y 1194

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 N3700 179
Celeron 3965Y 321
+79.3%

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 N3700 516
Celeron 3965Y 565
+9.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.79 0.75
Recency 1 April 2015 21 April 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

Pentium N3700 has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 3965Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Celeron 3965Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium N3700
Pentium N3700
Intel Celeron 3965Y
Celeron 3965Y

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.8 357 votes

Rate Pentium N3700 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
1.9 31 vote

Rate Celeron 3965Y on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium N3700 or Celeron 3965Y, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.