Athlon X4 850 vs Pentium N3710

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.91
Athlon X4 850
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.20
+142%

Athlon X4 850 outperforms Pentium N3710 by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25431860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency13.833.09
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)July 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.56 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data256K
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 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
SocketFCBGA1170FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 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+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 N3710 and Athlon X4 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 405no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850.

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 N3710 0.91
Athlon X4 850 2.20
+142%

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 N3710 1389
Athlon X4 850 3366
+142%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 2.20
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N3710 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 850, on the other hand, has a 141.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon X4 850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3710 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3710 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 850 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3710 and Athlon X4 850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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