Intel Pentium N3530 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium N3530 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2014 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium N3530, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1170 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium N3530
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium J2000/N3500
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium N3530 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3530 is 2.16 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.58 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.16 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.58 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.58 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium N3530 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium N3530 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1), which has 32 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.31 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.9 GHz
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 32
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q3/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 8.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 7.5 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 7.5 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 4.5 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3530 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1170
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Bay Trail
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2014
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
3054
3054
AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
3051
3051
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
3035
3035
Intel Atom Z3770D
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
3034
3034
AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3026
3026

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1190
1190
Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1190
1190
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
1190
1190
Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1190
1190
Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1190
1190

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
961
961
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
956
956
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
956
956
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
956
956
Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
955
955

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
831
831
Intel Pentium E6800
2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz
830
830
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
830
830
Intel Pentium E6800
2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz
830
830
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
827
827

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
617
617
MediaTek MT8173
NoneC NoneT @ --
610
610
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
608
608
Intel Celeron 1005M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
607
607
Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
603
603

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium T2390
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
255
255
Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
254
254
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
254
254
Intel Pentium E2160
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
254
254
Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
252
252

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
195
195
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
195
195
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
195
195
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
195
195
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
195
195

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
153
153
Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
149
149
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
148
148
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
147
147
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
147
147

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
57
57
Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
57
57
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
57
57
Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
57
57
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
57
57

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
40
40
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
40
40
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
40
40
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
40
40
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
40
40

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
10.8
10.8
Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
10.8
10.8
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
10.8
10.8
Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
10.8
10.8
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
10.8
10.8

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.8
1.8

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
0.5
0.5