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Intel Pentium N3540 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-20

The Intel Pentium N3540 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1170 socket and was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Pentium N3540 scores 261 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 854 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Pentium N3540
Family:	Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group:	Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)
Architecture:	Bay Trail
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.16 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.66 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	2.66 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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):	0.90 GHz
Compute units:	4
Shader:	32
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2013

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.2
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	8 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth:	2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	7.5 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	4.5 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium N3540 is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1170
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
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

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz (2.66 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium N3540 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Pentium E2180 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	227
	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
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	195

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Atom C3508 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	711
	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
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	608

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 Athlon II 170u 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	268
	AMD A4-3300 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 Celeron E1500 2C 2T @ 2.20 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 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 Core2 Duo E8500 2C 2T @ 3.16 GHz	873
	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 G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 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)

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 i3-3240 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101
	Intel Celeron G530 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96
	Intel Pentium G2030 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	96
	Intel Pentium N3540 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium N3530 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium J2900 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57
	Intel Pentium J2850 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55

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 N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1248
	Intel Pentium J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	1240
	Intel Core2 Duo E8500 2C 2T @ 3.16 GHz	1234
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1215
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	1190
	AMD Athlon II X2 260 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1189
	Intel Pentium E6700 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1177

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 Celeron E3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	404
	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
	Intel Pentium E6300 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	374

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 D1508 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	44
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	43
	Intel Pentium J3710 4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz	42
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	41
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	40
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40
	Intel Pentium N3510 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	39

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 J2900 4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz	161
	Intel Celeron G1620T 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	159
	AMD Phenom II X2 550 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	157
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	155
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	155
	Intel Celeron G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	154
	AMD Phenom II X2 B55 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	152

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,818 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,764 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,501 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,473 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,089 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,423 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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