Celeron 3215U vs Pentium N3710

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.88
+29.4%
Celeron 3215U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68

Pentium N3710 outperforms Celeron 3215U by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25632738
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency13.874.29
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U 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 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.56 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U 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 N3710 and Celeron 3215U 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 N3710 and Celeron 3215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 700 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz850 MHz
Execution Units16no data
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+11.2/12
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Celeron 3215U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes412
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 0.88
+29.4%
Celeron 3215U 0.68

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 1390
+28.3%
Celeron 3215U 1083

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.68
Integrated graphics card 0.73 0.77
Recency 1 April 2016 1 June 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium N3710 has a 29.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.

Celeron 3215U, on the other hand, has 5.5% faster integrated GPU.

The Pentium N3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3215U in performance tests.


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