Pentium N4200E vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2643	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.59	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E 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)	no data
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E 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
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	+	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	18
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium N4200E.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	6
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	5	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	1 July 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt

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