Pentium N3520 vs Xeon E-2136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	826	2577
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.36	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	12 July 2018 (5 years ago)	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	$161
Current price	$311 (1.1x MSRP)	$270 (1.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.17 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2.42 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 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	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequency	no data	854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium N3520.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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 E-2136 outperforms Pentium N3520 by 1076% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.70	0.74
Recency	12 July 2018	1 December 2013
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Cost	$284	$161
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	7 Watt

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