Intel Pentium N3700 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium N3700 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2015 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium N3700, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1170 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium N3700
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium J3000/N3700
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium N3700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3700 is 1.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium N3700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium N3700 uses the Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU), which has 128 texture shaders and 16 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 405 (16EU)
GPU frequency: 0.4 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.7 GHz
Execution units: 16
Shaders: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q2/2015

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: Decode
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 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 8.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 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): 6 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 4 W
Tjunction max: 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3700 is manufactured using a 14 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: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1170
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Braswell
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: Q2/2015
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.4 GHz
3390
3390
Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3389
3389
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
3386
3386
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
3381
3381
AMD Phenom II X2 565
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
3381
3381

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A4-3310MX
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1263
1263
AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
1255
1255
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1248
1248
AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1242
1242
Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
1240
1240

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1042
1042
AMD A4-3300M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
1014
1014
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1010
1010
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1002
1002
AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
989
989

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
772
772
Intel Core2 Duo E8300
2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz
771
771
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
770
770
MediaTek MT6752M
NoneC NoneT @ --
769
769
UNISOC SC9863A
NoneC NoneT @ --
768
768

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
568
568
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
564
564
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
563
563
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
561
561
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
560
560

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium T4400
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
344
344
Intel Pentium E2200
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
341
341
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
341
341
Intel Pentium E2200
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
341
341
Intel Core2 Duo T6570
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
339
339

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium T2370
2C 2T @ 1.73 GHz
230
230
Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
229
229
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
229
229
Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
229
229
Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
228
228

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron N2830
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
188
188
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
187
187
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
186
186
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
185
185
Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
185
185

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron G3930TE
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
182
182
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
179
179
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
179
179
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
179
179
Intel Pentium G3450T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
176
176

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
145
145
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
145
145
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
145
145
Intel Pentium N3510
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
145
145
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
145
145

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

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

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

Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
14.5
14.5
Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
14.5
14.5
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
14.5
14.5
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
14.5
14.5
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
14.5
14.5

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

Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.8
1.8
Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1.8
1.8

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

Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
0.5
0.5
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
0.5
0.5