Celeron N3160 vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26612660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.5917.98
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 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 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
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 Celeron N3160 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connect+-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160. 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/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes44
USB revision3.0 and 2.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports55
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 N3160 0.76

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 N3160 1202
+0.1%

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
+12.9%
Celeron N3160 170

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
+6.2%
Celeron N3160 517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.62
Recency 22 May 2014 15 January 2016
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 24.2% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium N3540 and Celeron N3160.


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