Pentium N3540 vs Xeon E3-1245

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1245
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.36
+342%
Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76

Xeon E3-1245 outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15652645
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.19no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.359.59
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350$251

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Smart Connectno data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P3000Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHz896 MHz
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 and Pentium N3540.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes204
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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.

Xeon E3-1245 3.36
+342%
Pentium N3540 0.76

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.

Xeon E3-1245 5334
+345%
Pentium N3540 1200

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1245 592
+208%
Pentium N3540 192

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1245 2038
+271%
Pentium N3540 549

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 0.76
Recency 3 April 2011 22 May 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon E3-1245 has a 342.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium N3540, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1245 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1245 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3540 is a notebook one.


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