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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: 37.9% (1004th of 1276)

Based on 13,804 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00030678 Model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz
Poor: 27%Average: 37.9% Great: 43%
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

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Poor average bench

The Intel Pentium N3540 averaged 62.0% 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. Memory Latency 57.1Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 59.8Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Pentium N3540 is just 15.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Pentium N3540 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 114Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 113Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,804 samples)
Rank 100437.9%
Min Avg Max
38.8 Memory 57.1 65.9
18.1 1-Core 29.6 32.1
43.6 2-Core 59.8 64.3
33% 48.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
59.3 4-Core 110 128
69.7 8-Core 113 129
15.2% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
66 64-Core 114 129
7.6% 114 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
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)
44% Average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 31.7
2-Core 63.8
38% 54.4 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 121
17% 121 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
42.8% Average
Memory 64
1-Core 31.8
2-Core 64.2
36% 53.3 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 126
17% 127 Pts
64-Core 130
9% 130 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
42.5% Average
Memory 64.3
1-Core 31.9
2-Core 63.7
36% 53.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 126
17% 124 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)
40.8% Average
Memory 62
1-Core 31.4
2-Core 62.1
35% 51.8 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 115
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 115
8% 115 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
39.8% Below average
Memory 59.5
1-Core 31.8
2-Core 63.2
35% 51.5 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 119
16% 118 Pts
64-Core 120
8% 120 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
39.4% Below average
Memory 59.9
1-Core 31
2-Core 61.3
34% 50.7 Pts
4-Core 111
8-Core 118
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 118
8% 118 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
39.3% Below average
Memory 63
1-Core 31.6
2-Core 63.3
36% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 91
8-Core 100
13% 95.5 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
31% Below average
Memory 41
1-Core 31.9
2-Core 63.1
29% 45.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 123
17% 122 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
23.6% Poor
Memory 30.2
1-Core 28.8
2-Core 51.6
23% 36.9 Pts
4-Core 97.4
8-Core 106
14% 102 Pts
64-Core 81.8
6% 81.8 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,802,403 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP 15 Notebook PC

CPU
Pentium N3540IntelBench 38%, 13,804 samples678x
GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 76,175 samples1,375x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 232,929 samples1,115x
Radeon R5AMDBench 2%, 33,858 samples817x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 67%, 246,101 samples85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $57Bench 108%, 504,559 samples47x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $35Bench 58%, 78,610 samples46x
RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 40,471 samples741x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 31,773 samples613x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 54,275 samples393x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28

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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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USA-User
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

12 days ago.

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

ExecutableFiles
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Average

13 months ago.

It runs my grandma's laptop so...

Drakorvich
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40

Terrible

11 months ago.

Very very poor quality. Got this in a laptop bundle for free, this was the most powerful of the three. 0/5 would not recommend unless the only thing you want to do is browse the internet.

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