Pentium N3530 vs Turion X2 RM-74

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Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 RM-74
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.46
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
+63%

Pentium N3530 outperforms Turion X2 RM-74 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 RM-74 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29382662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD TurionIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.249.41
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-74 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB224 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-74 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 configuration11
SocketS1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-74 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Turion X2 RM-74 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 Turion X2 RM-74 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-74 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 Turion X2 RM-74 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-74 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.

Turion X2 RM-74 0.46
Pentium N3530 0.75
+63%

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.

Turion X2 RM-74 1740
+32.6%
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.

Turion X2 RM-74 3380
Pentium N3530 4450
+31.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 0.75
Recency 1 January 2009 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium N3530 has a 63% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-74 and Pentium N3530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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