Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs i3-4000M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2390not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency2.86no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date4 September 2013 (11 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size118 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 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 configuration11
SocketFCPGA946775
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

i3-4000M 1781
+230%
Pentium Dual-Core E2140 539

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 65 Watt

i3-4000M has 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-4000M and Pentium Dual-Core E2140. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-4000M is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2140 is a desktop one.


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