Xeon D-2876NT vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT 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	Server
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 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	20 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT 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	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

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 Xeon D-2876NT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon D-2876NT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	32
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	5	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	100 Watt

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