i3-13100 vs Pentium N3700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2606	888
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	38.81
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	12.46	13.33
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 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	1.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100. 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	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	16	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Core i3-13100.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	8.77
Recency	1 April 2015	4 January 2023
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	60 Watt

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