Turion 64 X2 TL-53 vs Pentium N3540
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2645 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Pentium | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
Power efficiency | 9.59 | no data |
Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $251 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
L1 cache | 224 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | no data |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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 | no data |
Socket | FCBGA1170 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, PowerNow!, NX-Bit |
PowerNow | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Smart Connect | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-53 are enumerated here.
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
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 | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 11.2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Turion 64 X2 TL-53.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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
Recency | 22 May 2014 | 13 April 2007 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 31 Watt |
Pentium N3540 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 342.9% lower power consumption.
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