Should you use Intel Pentium N3700 or Intel Core i3 7100U? 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 Pentium N3700 is manufactured by Intel in India whereas Intel Core i3 7100U 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 Pentium N3700 has a Base frequency of 1.6 GHz and 8 GB memory size whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has a base frequency of 2.4 GHz and 32 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 | 6 W | 15 W |
| Max. temperature | 90°C | 100°C |
General | ||
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 30, 2015 | August 30, 2016 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Braswell | Kaby Lake |
| Model number | N3700 | i3-7100U |
| Socket | BGA-1170 | BGA-1356 |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics | HD Graphics 620 |
Performance | ||
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
IGPU | ||
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| GPU Boost Clock | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Memory | ||
| Memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 |
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc | ||
| PCI Express Version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 4 | 12 |
| Official page | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/87261/intel-pentium-processor-n3700-2m-cache-up-to-2-40-ghz.html | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/95442/intel-core-i3-7100u-processor-3m-cache-2-40-ghz.html |
Benchmarks | ||
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 644 | 1383 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 1316 | 2702 |
| Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) | 227 | 598 |
| Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) | 783 | 1383 |
Intel Pentium N3700 has been announced on March 2015 whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has been announced on August 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 Pentium N3700 is 1316 whereas Passmark score value of Intel Core i3 7100U is 2702.
Coming to the Memory, Intel Pentium N3700 has a memory size of 8 GB while Intel Core i3 7100U comes up with 32 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 Pentium N3700 has 4 cores with 4 threads whereas Intel Core i3 7100U has 2 cores with 4 threads. Intel Pentium N3700 has base frequency of 1.6 GHz whereas Intel Core i3 7100Uhas base frequency of 2.4 GHz.