Pentium N3530 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
+38.7%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24492665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.819.46
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 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 speedno data2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB224 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 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
SocketS1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 X4 N970 1.04
+38.7%
Pentium N3530 0.75

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
+37.8%
Pentium N3530 1195

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
+39.9%
Pentium N3530 188

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
+73.9%
Pentium N3530 537

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1861
+41.8%
Pentium N3530 1313

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 6811
+53%
Pentium N3530 4450

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 17.8
+32.6%
Pentium N3530 23.6

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X4 N970 3
+37.4%
Pentium N3530 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.75
Recency 16 December 2010 23 February 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has a 38.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.


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