i5-1030G4 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2605	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 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	8
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	0.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	7
L1 cache	224 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	6 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
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 i5-1030G4 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	Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
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 i5-1030G4 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 i5-1030G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-1030G4 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 i5-1030G4.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	1 August 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	9 Watt

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