Pentium N3540 vs i5-3340M

Place in the ranking	2036	2637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	4.59	9.48
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$251

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3340M 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	118 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3340M 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	FCBGA1023,FCPGA988	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	896 MHz
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3340M and Pentium N3540.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i5-3340M 1.76
+126%

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.

i5-3340M 2698
+125%

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.

i5-3340M 524
+172%

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.

i5-3340M 1048
+90.5%

Pentium N3540 550

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-3340M 3
+66.3%

Pentium N3540 2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-3340M 1.39
+178%

Pentium N3540 0.5