Phenom II X3 N870 vs Pentium N3700

General info

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2468	2273
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years old)	16 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$358 (2.2x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	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	+	no data
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 Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Phenom II X3 N870.

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.

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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.

Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 36% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.81	1.10
Recency	1 April 2015	16 December 2010
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

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