i3-8320 vs Pentium N3540

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2645not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i3
Power efficiency9.59no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache224 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 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)
SocketFCBGA1170LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 UHD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.09
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 51 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 628.6% lower power consumption.

i3-8320, on the other hand, has 301.3% faster integrated GPU, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium N3540 and Core i3-8320. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Core i3-8320 is a desktop one.


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