Atom x7-Z8750 vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Atom x7-Z8750
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.80
+5.3%

Atom x7-Z8750 outperforms Pentium N3540 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26612618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium7x Intel Atom
Power efficiency9.58no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$37

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.56 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 600 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes42
USB revision3.0 and 2.03.0
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports53

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 N3540 0.76
Atom x7-Z8750 0.80
+5.3%

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 N3540 1201
Atom x7-Z8750 1272
+5.9%

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 N3540 192
+7.3%
Atom x7-Z8750 179

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 N3540 549
+6%
Atom x7-Z8750 518

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium N3540 21.92
+12.7%
Atom x7-Z8750 24.7

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium N3540 157
+17.7%
Atom x7-Z8750 133

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium N3540 42
+8%
Atom x7-Z8750 39

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium N3540 0.3
Atom x7-Z8750 1
+231%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium N3540 1210
+49.9%
Atom x7-Z8750 807

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Pentium N3540 11
+11.2%
Atom x7-Z8750 10

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Pentium N3540 54
+13.1%
Atom x7-Z8750 48

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 0.80
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.73
Recency 22 May 2014 1 April 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Pentium N3540 has 5.5% faster integrated GPU.

Atom x7-Z8750, on the other hand, has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium N3540 and Atom x7-Z8750.


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