AMD Athlon 5150 vs Intel Pentium N3710. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Athlon Intel Pentium
• Generation
  3 7
• CPU group
  AMD Athlon 5000 Intel Pentium J3000/N3700

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 1.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.56 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  No turbo 2.56 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8400 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.70 GHz
• Execution units
  2 16
• Shader
  128 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  5 8
• DirectX Version
  11.1 12
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q2/2015

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Intel Pentium N3710 and AMD Athlon 5150. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  4

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Pentium N3710 to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  25 W 6 W

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon 5150 and Intel Pentium N3710, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kabini (Jaguar) Braswell
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM1 BGA 1170
• Release date
  Q2/2014 Q1/2016