Pentium N3530 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.55
+1040%
Pentium N3530
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 1040% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8802648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.87no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency6.749.46
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size768 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes404
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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 8.55
+1040%
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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 13589
+1039%
Pentium N3530 1193

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 943
+396%
Pentium N3530 190

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 5966
+995%
Pentium N3530 545

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.55 0.75
Recency 8 September 2014 23 February 2014
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 1040% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has 1614.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.


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