AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Pentium N3540

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AMD A8-7650K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N3540
AMD A8-7650K Intel Pentium N3540

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-7650K and the Intel Pentium N3540 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-7650K 4 core processor released in Q1/2014 with the Intel Pentium N3540 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD A8-7000 (6) CPU group Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
4 Generation 6
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Bay Trail
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-7650K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium N3540 clocks with 2.16 GHz (2.66 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-7650K Characteristic Intel Pentium N3540
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.16 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.66 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.66 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A8-7650K Characteristic Intel Pentium N3540
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.72 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 2
6 Compute units 4
384 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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.

AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-7650K, while the Intel Pentium N3540 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-7650K Characteristic Intel Pentium N3540
DDR3-2133 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-7650K has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium N3540 is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-7650K Characteristic Intel Pentium N3540
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-7650K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium N3540 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD A8-7650K Characteristic Intel Pentium N3540
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2+ Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2014
95 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-7650K (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 (60%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-7650K (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 (53%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
491 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
261 (53%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1433 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
854 (60%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz
533 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (11%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
4340 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1215 (28%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
665 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
388 (58%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
61 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
41 (67%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
232 (100%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
155 (67%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
203 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-7650K AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
647 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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