Intel Core i7-4770 vs Intel Pentium N3540

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4770		Intel Pentium N3540
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Pentium N3540 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i7-4770 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770 was released in Q2/2013. The Intel Pentium N3540 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3540 was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 4000 (64)	CPU group	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
4	Generation	6
Haswell S	Architecture	Bay Trail
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-3770	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-4770 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4770 is 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Pentium N3540 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3540 is at 2.16 GHz (2.66 GHz).
Intel Core i7-4770	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3540
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz	Frequency	2.16 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.66 GHz
3.60 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.
Intel Core i7-4770	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3540
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-4770 or Intel Pentium N3540 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.31 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
7.5	GPU Generation	7
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	2
20	Compute units	4
160	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
11.1	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.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4770 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium N3540 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-4770	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3540
DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3-1333
32 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4770 is 84 W, while the Intel Pentium N3540 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-4770	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3540
84 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	4.5 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-4770 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium N3540 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-4770	Characteristic	Intel Pentium N3540
22 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1150	Socket	BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q3/2014
280 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4770 (100%)

Intel Pentium N3540 (25%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4770 (100%)

Intel Pentium N3540 (20%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	914 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	261 (29%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3367 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	854 (25%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1102 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	203 (18%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3740 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	647 (17%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz	384 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57 (15%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	7066 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1215 (17%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2003 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	388 (19%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	41 (29%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	690 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	155 (22%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	969 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4415 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	355 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1349 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	64 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	473 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.


	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	391 (100%)
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)

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