Intel Pentium N3540

Intel Pentium N3540
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Pentium N3540 is based on the Bay Trail architecture. This processor was manufactured in 22 nm. It was specifically designed for energy-efficient, mobile devices. These included notebooks and compact desktop PCs. Its integrated Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) enabled the execution of basic graphics tasks.

Users could smoothly use everyday applications such as web browsing and office programs. Media playback was also well possible with this chip. A major advantage of this processor was always its low power consumption. This made it ideal for fanless designs and contributed significantly to the low noise of the devices.

The Intel Pentium N3540 provided a solid basis for many price-conscious systems. We see that even today it is still useful for simple everyday tasks. Its robustness and reliability are remarkable. This processor was a wise choice for users who valued functionality. It always delivered the expected performance for its specific class.
  • Energy-efficient Bay Trail architecture
  • Integrated Intel HD Graphics
  • Suitable for mobile and compact devices
  • Low power consumption

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 855 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 807 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Atom C3508
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
215
Intel Pentium J3710
4C / 4T · 2.64 GHz
211
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
203
Intel Pentium N3710
4C / 4T · 2.56 GHz
195
Intel Pentium N3530
4C / 4T · 2.58 GHz
195
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon 5350
4C / 4T · 2.05 GHz
708
Intel Pentium J3710
4C / 4T · 2.64 GHz
669
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
647
Intel Pentium N3710
4C / 4T · 2.56 GHz
628
Intel Pentium E6600
2C / 2T · 3.06 GHz
614
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD A4-3300
AMD A4-3300 102 %
2C / 2T · 2.50 GHz
266
Intel Atom C2750
8C / 8T · 2.60 GHz
262
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
261
Intel Atom C2550
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
259
Intel Core2 Duo E6300
2C / 2T · 1.86 GHz
256
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C / 2T · 3.30 GHz
868
AMD Athlon 5350
4C / 4T · 2.05 GHz
865
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
854
Intel Celeron G530
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
853
AMD FX-7500
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
849
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron G530
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
96
Intel Pentium G2030
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
96
Intel Pentium N3540
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
57
Intel Pentium N3530
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
57
Intel Pentium J2900
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
57
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium E5200
2C / 2T · 2.50 GHz
400
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
392
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.16 GHz
388
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
385
Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C / 2T · 2.33 GHz
379
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Pentium N3710
4C / 4T · 2.56 GHz
43 cb
Intel Pentium J3710
4C / 4T · 2.64 GHz
42 cb
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
41 cb
Intel Pentium N3530
4C / 4T · 2.58 GHz
40 cb
Intel Pentium N3700
4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
40 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Celeron G1620T
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
159 cb
AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C / 2T · 3.10 GHz
157 cb
Intel Pentium N3540
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
155 cb
Intel Celeron G1610T
2C / 2T · 2.30 GHz
154 cb
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
152 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
ArchitectureBay Trail
Technology22 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketBGA 1170
Generation6
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 2.16 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.66 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.66 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache2.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency0.31 - 0.90 GHz
CUs / Shader4 / 32
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ3/2013

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP7.5 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down4.5 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2014
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Pentium N3540
Intel Pentium N3540
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