i5-13600KF vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.78
Core i5-13600KF
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
24.71
+3068%

Core i5-13600KF outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 3068% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2637207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i5
Power efficiency9.4812.45
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache224 KB768 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB
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-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF 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 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF 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 i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s89.604 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 i5-13600KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF.

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 0.78
i5-13600KF 24.71
+3068%

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
i5-13600KF 37812
+3051%

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 193
i5-13600KF 2786
+1344%

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 550
i5-13600KF 15735
+2761%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 24.71
Recency 22 May 2014 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 1685.7% lower power consumption.

i5-13600KF, on the other hand, has a 3067.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i5-13600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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