Intel

Pentium N3540

Pentium N3540
BENCHMARKS (17,036)
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Effective Speed -217%Effective Speed -217%Average Score -718%Memory -56%, 1-Core -725%, 2-Core -713%, 4-Core -770%, 8-Core -1,327%Overclocked Score -660%1-Core -694%, 2-Core -686%, 4-Core -673%, 8-Core -1,208%, Memory -42%Value & Sentiment -1,202%User Rating -85%, Market Share -2,319%Nice To Haves -1,488%64-Core -1,934%, 64-Core -2,137%, Age -394%

Average Bench: 33.5% (1205^th of 1404)

Based on 17,036 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00030678 Model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Poor: 20%Average: 33.5% Great: 40%

Gaming 33%

Sail boat

Desktop 35%

Sail boat

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

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Poor average bench

The Intel Pentium N3540 averaged 66.5% 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 53.7Pts

Avg. Dual Core Speed 44Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Pentium N3540 is 20.2%. 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 Speed 82.3Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 81.6Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 17,036 samples)

Rank 120533.5%

Min	Avg	Max
31.7	Memory 53.7	65.6
11	1-Core 22.1	24.3
22.2	2-Core 44	48.5
27.9% 39.9 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
36.1	4-Core 79.1	96.7
42.2	8-Core 81.6	96.6
10.6% 80.3 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
43	64-Core 82.3	96.6
5.1% 82.3 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PRT-User, 1 day ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

37.4% Below average

Memory 60.5

1-Core 23.5

2-Core 41.5

30% 41.8 Pts

4-Core 84.4

8-Core 88.3

11% 86.4 Pts

64-Core 87.2

5% 87.2 Pts

ROU-User, 23 hrs ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

34.4% Below average

Memory 53.6

1-Core 23.5

2-Core 47.4

29% 41.5 Pts

4-Core 90.3

8-Core 90.2

12% 90.2 Pts

64-Core 89.9

6% 89.9 Pts

DEU-User, 1 day ago.Pentium N3540,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)

32.9% Below average

Memory 53.8

1-Core 23.1

2-Core 45.9

28% 40.9 Pts

4-Core 74.6

8-Core 60.3

9% 67.4 Pts

64-Core 56.4

4% 56.4 Pts

PHL-User, 7 hrs ago.Pentium N3540,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

30.9% Below average

Memory 49.4

1-Core 23.8

2-Core 47

27% 40.1 Pts

4-Core 73.2

8-Core 77.7

10% 75.4 Pts

64-Core 73.3

4% 73.3 Pts

GBR-User, 2 days ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)

30.7% Below average

Memory 54

1-Core 12.9

2-Core 24.9

24% 30.6 Pts

4-Core 44.4

8-Core 52.6

6% 48.5 Pts

64-Core 59.4

4% 59.4 Pts

ROU-User, 16 hrs ago.Pentium N3540,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

28.3% Poor

Memory 44.6

1-Core 23.5

2-Core 46.1

25% 38.1 Pts

4-Core 70.1

8-Core 75.8

10% 72.9 Pts

64-Core 77.4

5% 77.4 Pts

MEX-User, 1 day ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

27.2% Poor

Memory 43.4

1-Core 23.1

2-Core 45.9

25% 37.5 Pts

4-Core 64

8-Core 74.8

9% 69.4 Pts

64-Core 79.1

5% 79.1 Pts

SRB-User, 1 day ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)

23.4% Poor

Memory 41

1-Core 11.8

2-Core 22.4

19% 25.1 Pts

4-Core 34.3

8-Core 42

5% 38.2 Pts

64-Core 41.1

2% 41.1 Pts

FIN-User, 1 day ago.Pentium N3540,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)

17.6% Very poor

Memory 28.8

1-Core 10.3

2-Core 22.8

14% 20.6 Pts

4-Core 36

8-Core 63.4

6% 49.7 Pts

64-Core 77.6

5% 77.6 Pts

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 32%

Sail boat

Workstation 2%

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System: HP 15 Notebook PC

CPU
Pentium N3540IntelBench 33%, 17,036 samples	362x

GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 90,156 samples	720x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	691x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	294x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	81x
BX500 240GBCrucial $20Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	309x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	256x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	156x

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Value: 31% - Below average

Total price: $17

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Pentium® Processor N3540 (2M Cache, up to 2.66 GHz)
Code Name	Bay Trail
Launch Date	Q3'14
Processor Number	N3540
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Burst Frequency	2.66 GHz
Cache	2 MB L2
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	22 nm
Recommended Price	$161.00
Clock Speed	2.16 GHz
Max TDP	7.5 W
Scenario Design Power	4.5 W

Graphics

Processor Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency	313 MHz
Graphics Burst Frequency	896 MHz
Wireless Display	Yes
# of Displays Supported	2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	896 MHz
Quick Sync Video	Yes
InTru 3D Tech	No
Clear Video HD Tech	No
Intel Insider	No

Memory

Max Memory Size	8 GB
Memory Types	DDR3L 1333
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	21.32 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	No

I/O

USB Revision	3.0 and 2.0
# of USB Ports	5
Total # of SATA Ports	2

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	2.0
PCI Express Configurations	1x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	4

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No
Secure Key	Yes

Advanced Technologies

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

Package

Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCBGA1170

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Anti-Theft Tech	No

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CZE-User

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Good

22 months ago.

Works quite well with Ubuntu. As a very low budget IT student I can work with it.

DZA-User

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Terrible

9 months ago.

its one of the worst cpus out there if you want to use it for either gaming or just using it in general

ExecutableFiles

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Average

3 years ago.

It runs my grandma's laptop so...

Drakorvich

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Terrible

3 years 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Pentium N3540

Average Bench: 33.5% (1205th of 1404)

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Average Bench: 33.5% (1205^th of 1404)