| Name: | Intel Pentium N3540 |
| Family: | Intel Pentium |
| Group: | Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
Intel Pentium N3540 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Pentium N3540 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2014 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium N3540, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1170 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Pentium N3540 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3540 is 2.16 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.66 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.16 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 2.66 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.66 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Pentium N3540 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium N3540 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1), which has 32 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) |
| GPU frequency: | 0.31 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.9 GHz |
| Execution units: | 4 |
| Shaders: | 32 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Direct X: | 11.2 |
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2013 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | No |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 7.5 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 7.5 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | 4.5 W |
| Tjunction max: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Pentium N3540 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 22 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1170 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Bay Trail |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2014 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Phenom II X2 B57
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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3182
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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3180
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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3180
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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3180
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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3163
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
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1225
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AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
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1221
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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1215
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Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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1207
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1205
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Atom Z3770D
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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989
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AMD A4-6210
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
|
989
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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985
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Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
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980
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Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
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976
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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857
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Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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855
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
854
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Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
|
853
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Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
|
848
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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669
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Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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664
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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647
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Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
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636
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Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
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632
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
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392
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Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
|
389
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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388
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Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
|
385
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|
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Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
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385
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
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269
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Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
|
261
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|
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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261
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|
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Intel Celeron E1500
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
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261
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Intel Atom C2550
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
|
259
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
NoneC NoneT @ --
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208
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Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
|
206
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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203
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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202
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|
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Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
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199
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
155
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Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
155
|
|
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
155
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|
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Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
155
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|
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Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
155
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
|
57
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
57
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
57
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
57
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Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
|
57
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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42
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Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
|
42
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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41
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
|
40
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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40
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Phenom II X2 B57
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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1.9
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AMD A8-5557M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
|
1.9
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|
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
|
1.9
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|
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AMD A4-3420
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
|
1.9
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|
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AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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1.9
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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0.5
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Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
|
0.5
|
|
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
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0.5
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Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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0.5
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Intel Pentium J2900
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
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0.5
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