Intel Pentium N3540 vs Intel Core i7-11700F

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Intel Pentium N3540 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-11700F
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Core i7-11700F

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium N3540 or Intel Core i7-11700F - 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 Pentium N3540 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3540 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Core i7-11700F has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700F was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
6 Generation 11
Bay Trail Architecture Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-10700F
-- Successor Intel Core i7-12700F

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 (2.66 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-11700F has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700F is at 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).

Intel Pentium N3540 Characteristic Intel Core i7-11700F
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.16 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
2.66 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
2.66 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium N3540 Characteristic Intel Core i7-11700F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium N3540 or Intel Core i7-11700F 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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium N3540 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-11700F supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Pentium N3540 Characteristic Intel Core i7-11700F
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 20
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium N3540 is 7.5 W, while the Intel Core i7-11700F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium N3540 Characteristic Intel Core i7-11700F
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 224 W @ 56 s
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3540 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-11700F is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium N3540 Characteristic Intel Core i7-11700F
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1170 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 298 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3540 (12%)
Intel Core i7-11700F (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium N3540 (7%)
Intel Core i7-11700F (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
261 (15%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1721 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
854 (9%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9872 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
203 (9%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2196 (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.
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
647 (7%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9387 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1215 (6%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
20144 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
388 (7%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5837 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
90 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
807 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1545 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
14327 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
589 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5472 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz
57 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
@ 0.00 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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
145 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
612 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
41 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
155 (100%)
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Core i7-11700F
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