Celeron N4020C vs Pentium N3540
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N4020C outperforms Pentium N3540 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2574 | 2422 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | no data |
| Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $251 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C.
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 6 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.78 | 0.98 |
| Recency | 22 May 2014 | 1 January 2021 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 6 Watt |
Celeron N4020C has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 16.7% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N4020C is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3540 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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