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Pentium N3540

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.16 GHz, Bay Trail.
Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 19.6% (939th of 1206)

Based on 10,194 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00030678 Model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz
Poor: 12%Average: 19.6% Great: 22%
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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Terrible average bench

The Intel Pentium N3540 averaged 80.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 29.6Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 59.5Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Pentium N3540 is just 9.93%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Intel Pentium N3540 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 113Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 112Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,194 samples)
Rank 93919.6%
Min Avg Max
19 1-Core 29.6 32.2
37.6 2-Core 59.5 64.3
21% 44.6 Pts
Min Avg Max
53.5 4-Core 109 128
66.9 8-Core 112 128
15% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
70.5 64-Core 113 129
7.6% 113 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
21.8% Poor
1-Core 32
2-Core 64.2
23% 48.1 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 106
16% 116 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
18.3% Very poor
1-Core 31.2
2-Core 49.3
20% 40.2 Pts
4-Core 96.1
8-Core 89.6
13% 92.8 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
18.3% Very poor
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 53.3
20% 41 Pts
4-Core 98.5
8-Core 123
15% 111 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
15.7% Very poor
1-Core 19.3
2-Core 54
16% 36.7 Pts
4-Core 99.1
8-Core 68.3
12% 83.7 Pts
64-Core 105
7% 105 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
14.3% Very poor
1-Core 30.5
2-Core 31.2
16% 30.9 Pts
4-Core 60.8
8-Core 81.7
9% 71.2 Pts
64-Core 98.6
7% 98.6 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
11.9% Very poor
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 23.4
12% 23.2 Pts
4-Core 56.1
8-Core 116
11% 86.2 Pts
64-Core 102
7% 102 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
9.17% Terrible
1-Core 13.9
2-Core 28
10% 21 Pts
4-Core 51
8-Core 52.9
7% 52 Pts
64-Core 53.9
4% 53.9 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,933,441 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: HP 15 Notebook PC

CPU
Pentium N3540IntelBench 20%, 10,194 samples1,402x
GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 58,306 samples3,059x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 202,274 samples2,506x
Radeon R5AMDBench 2%, 26,284 samples1,970x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 63%, 122,004 samples93x
A400 120GBKingston  $22Bench 60%, 65,334 samples88x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples80x
RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 28,932 samples1,764x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 24,587 samples1,354x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 35,446 samples1,034x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 19% - Very poor Total price: $32

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Pentium® Processor N3540 (2M Cache, up to 2.66 GHz)
Code NameBay Trail
Launch DateQ3'14
Processor NumberN3540
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Burst Frequency2.66 GHz
Cache2 MB L2
Instruction Set64-bit
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$161.00
Clock Speed2.16 GHz
Max TDP7.5 W
Scenario Design Power4.5 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency313 MHz
Graphics Burst Frequency896 MHz
Wireless DisplayYes
# of Displays Supported2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency896 MHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechNo
Clear Video HD TechNo
Intel InsiderNo

Memory

Max Memory Size8 GB
Memory TypesDDR3L 1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21.32 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

I/O

USB Revision3.0 and 2.0
# of USB Ports5
Total # of SATA Ports2

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes4

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)No
vPro TechNo
Smart Connect TechYes

Package

Package Size25mm x 27mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCBGA1170

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Anti-Theft TechNo

 Comments

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2 months ago.

Not worth the money for so little processing power in today's task-heavy software platforms

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1 month ago.

It runs my grandma's laptop so...

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