i3-13100F vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Core i3-13100F
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.21
+1112%

Core i3-13100F outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 1112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2643828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.73
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.5915.03
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache224 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F. 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-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F 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 i3-13100F 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 i3-13100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Seriesno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-13100F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes420
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
i3-13100F 9.21
+1112%

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 1200
i3-13100F 14626
+1119%

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
i3-13100F 2283
+1089%

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 548
i3-13100F 7720
+1309%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 9.21
Recency 22 May 2014 4 January 2023
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 728.6% lower power consumption.

i3-13100F, on the other hand, has a 1111.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-13100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Core i3-13100F is a desktop one.


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