Core 2 Duo E6420 vs Pentium N3700
Aggregate performance score
Pentium N3700 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6420 by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2630 | 2921 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.46 | 0.68 |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | April 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 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 | 1.6 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 111 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 60 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 167 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 Celeron Processor N3000 Series | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 16 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 0.47 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium N3700 has a 68.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium N3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6420 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium N3700 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6420 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3700 and Core 2 Duo E6420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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