Should you use Intel Core i3 7020U or Intel Pentium N3710? Well, your search ends here. Find out which Laptop chipset would work best for you. Compare the two models on the basis of their Performance, memory, IGPU and benchmark scores. Intel Core i3 7020U is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Pentium N3710 is manufactured by Intel in India. Base frequency and memory size are the primary matrices to judge the overall speed and performance of the chipset. Intel Core i3 7020U has a Base frequency of 2.3 GHz and 32 GB memory size whereas Intel Pentium N3710 has a base frequency of 1.6 GHz and 8 GB memory.
Check detailed comparison below to compare specification for both models. Don't forget to check out expert opinion as well.
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| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 15 W | 6 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 90°C |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | April 1, 2018 | January 10, 2016 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | Braswell |
| Model number | i3-7020U | N3710 |
| Socket | BGA-1356 | BGA-1170 |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 620 | HD Graphics 405 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | |
| Bus Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 3MB (shared) | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 | HD Graphics 405 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1000 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | |
| TMUs | 24 | |
| ROPs | 3 | |
| Execution Units | 24 | |
| TGP | 15 W | |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Memory Size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 4 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/122590/intel-core-i3-7020u-processor-3m-cache-2-30-ghz.html | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/91830/intel-pentium-processor-n3710-2m-cache-up-to-2-56-ghz.html |
Benchmarks | ||
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 1328 | 706 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 2560 | 1443 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 583 | 233 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 1328 | 792 |
| iGPU FLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS | |
Intel Core i3 7020U has been announced on April 2018 whereas Intel Pentium N3710 has been announced on January 2016. Check out detailed comparison with key specs below:
Passmark Score consists of 4 parameters: CPU, GPU, MEM, and UX. The Passmark score measures the performance of the CPU. Passmark score is that measures a processor's single core performance and evaluates multi core performance. The Passmark score value of Intel Core i3 7020U is 2560 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Pentium N3710 is 1443.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Core i3 7020U has a memory size of 32 GB while Intel Pentium N3710 comes up with 8 GB. Max. Memory Channels used in the first compared laptop chipset is 2 and Max. Memory Channels used in the other laptop chipset 2.
Intel Core i3 7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads whereas Intel Pentium N3710 has 4 cores with 4 threads. Intel Core i3 7020U has base frequency of 2.3 GHz whereas Intel Pentium N3710has base frequency of 1.6 GHz.