Celeron 3955U vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Celeron 3955U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.93
+22.4%

Celeron 3955U outperforms Pentium N3540 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26602525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.595.87
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)15 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.16 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s34.134 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 510
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron 3955U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes412
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

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
Celeron 3955U 0.93
+22.4%

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
Celeron 3955U 1478
+23.1%

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
Celeron 3955U 428
+123%

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
Celeron 3955U 762
+38.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 0.93
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.61
Recency 22 May 2014 15 August 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

Celeron 3955U, on the other hand, has a 22.4% higher aggregate performance score, 109.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron 3955U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.


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