Pentium N3700 vs Phenom II X3 N850

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Aggregated performance score

Phenom II X3 N850
2010
3 cores / 3 threads
0.81
+1.3%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.80

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24692476
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date4 October 2010 (13 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161
Current price$14.89 $358 (2.2x MSRP)

Technical specs

Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controllerno data
AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Phenom II X3 N850 0.81
+1.3%
Pentium N3700 0.80

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X3 N850 1253
+0.9%
Pentium N3700 1242

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 1% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Phenom II X3 N850 1922
+60.2%
Pentium N3700 1200

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 60% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X3 N850 5169
+64.2%
Pentium N3700 3148

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 64% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X3 N850 2584
+18.8%
Pentium N3700 2175

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 19% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Phenom II X3 N850 23.4
Pentium N3700 23.09
+1.3%

Phenom II X3 N850 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 1% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.81 0.80
Recency 4 October 2010 1 April 2015
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 N850 and Pentium N3700. The differences in performance seem too small.


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