Pentium N3540 vs E1-7010
Aggregate performance score
Pentium N3540 outperforms E1-7010 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing E1-7010 and Pentium N3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3028 | 2661 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.60 | 9.59 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo-L (2015) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $251 |
Detailed specifications
E1-7010 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 | no data | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E1-7010 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-7010 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| 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
E1-7010 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 E1-7010 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 E1-7010 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | DDR3L-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.32 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R2 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 896 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E1-7010 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by E1-7010 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.2 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-7010 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.76 |
| Recency | 7 May 2015 | 22 May 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 7 Watt |
E1-7010 has an age advantage of 11 months.
Pentium N3540, on the other hand, has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.
The Pentium N3540 is our recommended choice as it beats the E1-7010 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between E1-7010 and Pentium N3540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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