i3-8300 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2660	1434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.89
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	9.59	6.08
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	$138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8300.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.76	3.98
Integrated graphics card	0.77	3.09
Recency	22 May 2014	14 February 2018
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	62 Watt

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