Xeon D-1527 vs Pentium N3710

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2445	1495
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.08
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$213
Current price	$378 (2.3x MSRP)	$3299 (15.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527 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	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.56 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527 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 N3710 and Xeon D-1527. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 405	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 N3710 and Xeon D-1527 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 N3710 and Xeon D-1527 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Xeon D-1527.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	8
Integrated LAN	-	+
UART	+	+

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.

Xeon D-1527 outperforms Pentium N3710 by 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.90	3.37
Recency	1 April 2016	1 November 2015
Threads	4	8
Cost	$161	$213
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

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