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Intel Pentium N3520

Intel N3520

The Intel Pentium N3520 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for entry-level notebooks. It is clocked at 2.17 GHz base clock and can boost up to 2.42 GHz (Burst clock speed). The pentium is part of the Bay Trail-M platform. Thanks to the specially optimized 22 nanometer low-power process (P1271) with tri-gate transistors, performance and energy efficiency have been significantly improved compared to previous Intel Atom CPUs.

Architecture

The processor cores are based on the new Silvermont architecture, which is an out-of-order design for the first time. The increased utilization of the pipeline and many other improvements (optimized branch prediction, increased buffers, enhanced decoders) have increased the performance per clock by about 50 percent. At the same time, however, the Hyper-Threading feature of the previous generation has been removed. Other major changes are the support for new instruction set extensions such as SSE 4.1 and 4.2 as well as AES-NI (depending on the model).

Performance

Thanks to 4 CPU cores and a clock speed of up to 2.4 GHz, the Pentium N3520 is significantly faster than previous Intel Atoms, e.g. the N2800. On average, the N3520 performs somewhere between the AMD Kabini APUs AMD A4-5100 and A6-5200. For everyday tasks such as Internet or Office the performance is adequate, but not for very complex software or modern games.

Graphics

The HD Graphics (Bay Trail) is based on the Intel Gen7 architecture, which supports DirectX 11 and is also found in the Ivy Bridge series (e.g. HD Graphics 4000). With only 4 EUs (Execution Units) and a relatively low clock speed of 313 - 854 MHz, the GPU is even slower than the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge). Therefore, only older and less demanding games will run fluently. Compared to the HD Graphics in the slower Pentium N3510, the N3520 is clocked 14 % faster (750 vs. 854 MHz).

Power Consumption

The entire SoC is rated at a TDP of 7.5 Watts (4.5 SDP - Scenario Design Power). Thus, the chip can be used in compact subnotebooks and convertibles and doesn't require extensive cooling.

SeriesIntel Pentium
CodenameBay Trail-M

Series: Pentium Bay Trail-M

Intel Pentium N3540 compare2.16 - 2.66 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium N3530 compare2.16 - 2.58 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium N3520 « 2.17 - 2.42 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium N3510 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock Rate2167 - 2420 MHz
Level 1 Cache224 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)7.5 Watt
Manufacturing Technology22 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA1170
FeaturesIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail, max. 854 MHz), Intel 64, SSE 4.1, SSE 4.2, Wireless Display
GPUIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (313 - 854 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$161 U.S.
Announcement Date12/01/2013
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1.75     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.77 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.44     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (11%)     max: 0.45 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1250     avg: 1252     median: 1252 (8%)     max: 1254 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 6034     avg: 6142     median: 6142 (4%)     max: 6250 Points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 10.1     avg: 10.2     median: 10.2 (4%)     max: 10.21 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 50.5     avg: 50.9     median: 50.9 (12%)     max: 51.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.0885     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (3%)     max: 0.131 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.258     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (1%)     max: 0.265 GB/s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 35.08     avg: 35.4     median: 35.4 (8%)     max: 35.65 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1650     avg: 1659     median: 1658.5 (7%)     max: 1667 s
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
7730 ms (9%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Intel Pentium N3520 processor

Review Asus F551MA-SX063H Notebook

Review Asus F551MA-SX063H Notebook

Frugal. The F551MA does not bring much processing performance. But, it scores with low power consumption and low emissions. Is this sufficient to stand against ...
Intel Pentium N3520 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 15.60" | 2.2 kg
Review Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11 Convertible

Review Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11 Convertible

The Atom Renaissance. Windows RT is history – the new entry-level version of the Yoga-series uses Intel's Bay Trail and a full version of Windows 8.1 64-bit. Mo...
Intel Pentium N3520 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 11.60" | 1.3 kg
Review Acer Aspire E1-510-35204G50Dnkk Notebook

Review Acer Aspire E1-510-35204G50Dnkk Notebook

Black budget book. The mass producer Acer packs a current Pentium quad-core in one of its tried but also boring standard casings, and it demands prices starting...
Intel Pentium N3520 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 15.60" | 2.4 kg
Review Update Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1JU Notebook

Review Update Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1JU Notebook

Enduring and quiet. The Satellite C50-A-1JU is a basic office laptop based on a Bay Trail Pentium. The laptop for around 400 Euros (~$545) promises long battery...
Intel Pentium N3520 | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) | 15.60" | 2.4 kg

HP Pavilion 11-n016tu x360: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion 11-n016tu x360

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11

Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1M0: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1M0

Medion Akoya S6214T-MD99380: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 15.60", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Medion Akoya S6214T-MD99380

HP Pavilion 11-n000ed: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion 11-n000ed

HP Pavilion 11t-n000 x360: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion 11t-n000 x360

Sony Vaio Fit 11A SVF11N1S2E/B: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio Fit 11A SVF11N1S2E/B

HP Pavilion 11-N000NF x360: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion 11-N000NF x360

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11-9416656: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11-9416656

Medion Akoya E7226T-MD99310: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 17.30", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Medion Akoya E7226T-MD99310

HP Pavilion x360: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion x360

Sony Vaio Flip 11: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), 11.60", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio Flip 11

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Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Celeron B820
   2x 1.7 GHz
+ Intel Pentium N3700
   4x 1.6 GHz - 2.4 GHz
+ AMD Turion II P540
   2x 2.4 GHz
+ AMD Turion II Ultra M600
   2x 2.4 GHz
+ Intel Pentium J2850
   4x 2.4 GHz
» Intel Pentium N3520
   4x 2.17 GHz - 2.42 GHz
- Intel Celeron J1900
   4x 2 GHz - 2.42 GHz
- Intel Atom x7-Z8700
   4x 1.6 GHz - 2.4 GHz
- AMD A4-9120
   2x 2.2 GHz - 2.5 GHz
- AMD A4-9120C
   2x 1.6 GHz - 2.4 GHz
- Intel Core i3-4010Y
   2x 1.3 GHz
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