Pentium N3540 vs Pentium G3258

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3258
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.36
+74.4%

Pentium G3258 outperforms Pentium N3540 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22532637
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.309.48
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date2 June 2014 (10 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$77$251

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3258 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 speed3.2 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3258 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3258 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 G3258 and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1211.2
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium N3540.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
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 G3258 1.36
+74.4%
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.

Pentium G3258 2078
+73.2%
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.

Pentium G3258 602
+212%
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.

Pentium G3258 1058
+92.4%
Pentium N3540 550

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 0.78
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium G3258 has a 74.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium N3540, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 657.1% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3258 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3258 is a desktop processor while Pentium N3540 is a notebook one.


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