Intel Core i7-5700EQ VS Intel Pentium N3700

Comparison of video cards Intel Core i7-5700EQ vs Intel Pentium N3700 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i7-5700EQ

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Higher clock speed

2.60 GHz 1.60 GHz

Around -63% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.40 GHz 2.40 GHz

Around 29% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Pentium N3700

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Performance per watt

6 W 47 W

About 0.13 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i7-5700EQ Intel Pentium N3700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i7-5700EQ Intel Pentium N3700
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i7 Intel Pentium
Generation	5 7
CPU group	Intel Core i 5000 Intel Pentium J3000/N3700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i7-5700EQ vs Intel Pentium N3700 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.60 GHz 1.60 GHz
CPU Cores	4 4
Turbo (1 Core)	3.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
CPU Threads	8 4
Turbo (4 Cores)	No turbo 2.40 GHz
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 5600 Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
GPU frequency	0.30 GHz 0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz 0.70 GHz
Execution units	24 16
Shader	192 128
Max. GPU Memory	16 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	8 8
DirectX Version	11.2 12
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q2/2015 Q2/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory	32 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 2.0
PCIe lanes	16 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i7-5700EQ or Intel Pentium N3700? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	47 W 6 W
TDP down	37 W --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i7-5700EQ and Intel Pentium N3700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	6.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Broadwell S Braswell
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	BGA 1364 BGA 1170
Release date	Q2/2015 Q2/2015