Ultra 9 288V vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Core Ultra 9 288V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 30 Watt
12.52
+1547%

Core Ultra 9 288V outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 1547% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2661623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.5839.47
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache224 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

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 Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency896 MHz2.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes44
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0
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
Ultra 9 288V 12.52
+1547%

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
Ultra 9 288V 19895
+1557%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium N3540 1364
Ultra 9 288V 10697
+685%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium N3540 4752
Ultra 9 288V 45377
+855%

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
Ultra 9 288V 9
+144%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium N3540 2
Ultra 9 288V 20
+942%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium N3540 0.5
Ultra 9 288V 3.56
+612%

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
Ultra 9 288V 7.7
+2555%

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
Ultra 9 288V 8613
+612%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 12.52
Integrated graphics card 0.77 13.29
Recency 22 May 2014 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 30 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 328.6% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has a 1547.4% higher aggregate performance score, 1626% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.


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