Pentium N3530 quad core vs intel i5 core dual core

[Nick Olivas]

Which one is better ?

 

[mlga91]

You should post what i5 are you asking about, but in most cases the i5 will win because it has stronger cores.

 

[boosted1g]

Even the 1st generation i5 is better then the newest best Pentium, anything newer then 1st gen is even better.
FYI in regards to core i3/i5/i7 cpus:
Model number XXX = 1st gen
Model Number 2XXX = 2nd gen
Model Number 3XXX = 3rd gen
Model Number 4XXX = 4th gen

 

[Nick Olivas]

Even the 1st generation i5 is better then the newest best Pentium, anything newer then 1st gen is even better.
FYI in regards to core i3/i5/i7 cpus:
Model number XXX = 1st gen
Model Number 2XXX = 2nd gen
Model Number 3XXX = 3rd gen
Model Number 4XXX = 4th gen

Thanks I did not know that.

 

[Nick Olivas]

You should post what i5 are you asking about, but in most cases the i5 will win because it has stronger cores.

Don't know but here are the links to the two computers I am thinking of buying

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437778/Aspire_ES1-512-P9GT_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Diamond_Black

http://www.microcenter.com/product/433678/Aspire_E5-571-509R_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Midnight_Black

The first one has the pentium chip and the second one the i5 core.


So it does not matter if the Pentium is a quad core and the i5 is a dual core?

 

[Nick Olivas]

Also aren't Pentium chips made from intel as well?

 

[jaguarskx]

The Pentium name has now been relegated to the Atom CPU series which are basically meant for tablets and entry level laptops. It is part of the Bay Trail generation of Atom CPUs. The Pentium N3530 is a low power consumption CPU that consumes around 7.5w.

It's performance would be almost equivalent to a 2nd generation Core i3 CPU. The laptop with the Core i5 you are looking at is a 4th generation Core i5-4210u CPU which is undoubtedly a more powerful CPU with a more powerful integrated graphics core.

 

[Nick Olivas]

The Pentium name has now been relegated to the Atom CPU series which are basically meant for tablets and entry level laptops. It is part of the Bay Trail generation of Atom CPUs. The Pentium N3530 is a low power consumption CPU that consumes around 7.5w.

It's performance would be almost equivalent to a 2nd generation Core i3 CPU. The laptop with the Core i5 you are looking at is a 4th generation Core i5-4210u CPU which is undoubtedly a more powerful CPU with a more powerful integrated graphics core.

Thank you,

so a 4th generation dual core i5 processor will beat a Quad core Pentium processor in this case?

 

[CRITICALThinker]

By far, the cores are made differently and the power envelope is bigger on the i5