EPYC 9654 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2643	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.29
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	9.59	19.91
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1170	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 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 EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	128
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	75.73
Recency	22 May 2014	10 November 2022
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	360 Watt

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