Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Pentium N3710

Place in the ranking	2540	2862
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	13.83	0.74
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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	no data
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.56 GHz	no data
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540. 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
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 405	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540.

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

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 N3710 0.91
+71.7%

Core 2 Duo E6540 0.53

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 N3710 1390
+72%

Core 2 Duo E6540 808

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.91	0.53
Recency	1 April 2016	1 July 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium N3710 has a 71.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3710 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6540 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3710 and Core 2 Duo E6540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.