Pentium N3700 vs Xeon E5-2670 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	919	2510
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$927	$161
Current price	$93 (0.1x MSRP)	$358 (2.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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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 E5-2670 v2 outperforms Pentium N3700 by 814% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.31	0.80
Recency	1 September 2013	1 April 2015
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	4
Cost	$927	$161
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	6 Watt

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