Pentium N3540 vs A4-6300

Place in the ranking	2528	2637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.30	9.48
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$251

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	+

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Pentium N3540.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-6300 0.93
+19.2%

Pentium N3540 0.78

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-6300 1426
+18.8%

Pentium N3540 1200

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-6300 392
+103%

Pentium N3540 193

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-6300 561
+2%

Pentium N3540 550

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	0.78
Recency	1 June 2013	22 May 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

A4-6300 has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The A4-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Note that A4-6300 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3540 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6300 and Pentium N3540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.