Pentium N3540 vs Pentium E6800

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
+2.7%

Pentium N3540 outperforms Pentium E6800 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26782661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.089.59
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$831$251

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6800 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.33 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed0.33 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6800 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+

Security technologies

Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Pentium E6800 0.74
Pentium N3540 0.76
+2.7%

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.

Pentium E6800 1177
Pentium N3540 1201
+2%

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.

Pentium E6800 396
+106%
Pentium N3540 192

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.

Pentium E6800 710
+29.3%
Pentium N3540 549

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 0.76
Recency 29 August 2010 22 May 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium N3540 has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E6800 and Pentium N3540.

Note that Pentium E6800 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3540 is a notebook one.


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