Intel Pentium N3530 VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

Comparing Intel Pentium N3530 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

Comparison of video cards Intel Pentium N3530 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Pentium N3530

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Higher clock speed

2.16 GHz 1.44 GHz

Around -50% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

2.58 GHz 1.95 GHz

Around 24% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

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More number of cores

8 4

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Pentium N3530 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Pentium N3530 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	Intel Pentium Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation	6 4
CPU group	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium N3530 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 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	2.16 GHz 1.44 GHz
CPU Cores	4 8
Turbo (1 Core)	2.58 GHz 1.95 GHz
CPU Threads	4 8
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 4x Cortex-A72
B core	-- 4x Cortex-A53

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 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 (Bay Trail GT1) Qualcomm Adreno 510
GPU frequency	0.31 GHz 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz 0.60 GHz
Execution units	4 0
Shader	32 128
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB --
Max. displays	2 0
Generation	7 5
DirectX Version	11.2 11
Technology	22 nm 14 nm
Release date	Q3/2013 Q4/2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653. 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 Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode
VP9	No Decode
VP8	No Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode No
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode Decode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 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-1333 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-933
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	2.0
PCIe lanes	4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium N3530 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 653? 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)	7.5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium N3530 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT None
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
L3-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Bay Trail Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Technology	22 nm 28 nm
Socket	BGA 1170 N/A
Release date	Q1/2014 Q4/2016
Part Number	-- MSM8976 Pro