Intel Pentium N3700 vs AMD Athlon 5350 |
Released January, 2015
Intel Pentium N3700
- 1.6 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium N3700
 | Much higher turbo clock speed 2.4 GHz | | Is unlocked Yes |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 4.52 mPixels/s |
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Released December, 2013
AMD Athlon 5350
- 2.05 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 5350
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 1,010,000 MB/s | | Much better performance per dollar 4.01 pt/$ |
| | Higher clock speed 2.05 GHz | | Significantly higher GPU clock speed 600 MHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher turbo clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 2.4 GHz turbo clock speed is just OK | |||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | 4.52 mPixels/s | vs | 3.5 mPixels/s | Around 30% better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 4.88W | vs | 20.31W | 4.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better performance per watt | 12.34 pt/W | vs | 9.61 pt/W | Around 30% better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2015 | vs | Dec, 2013 | Release date over a year later | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 1.45 $/year | vs | 6.02 $/year | 4.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 5.26 $/year | vs | 21.9 $/year | 4.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 1,010,000 MB/s | vs | 382.3 MB/s | Around 2642x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 4.01 pt/$ | vs | 0.46 pt/$ | Around 8.8x better performance per dollar | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.05 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher GPU clock speed | 600 MHz | vs | 400 MHz | 50% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 3,639 | vs | 2,570 | More than 40% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.81 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.59 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium N3700 vs Athlon 5350
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium N3700 | vs | Athlon 5350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.05 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.4 GHz | None | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 6W | 25W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.45 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 5.26 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 12.34 pt/W | 9.61 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 4.88W | 20.31W | |
details | Pentium N3700 | vs | Athlon 5350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 28 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.59 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 2.81 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.4 GHz | 2.59 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Radeon HD 8400 | |
| GPU clock speed | 400 MHz | 600 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Single Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
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