Pentium N3540 vs Core 2 Duo T8100

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T8100
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48
Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
+58.3%

Pentium N3540 outperforms Core 2 Duo T8100 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29072661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.309.58
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$251

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data224 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8100 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Pentium N3540.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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.

Core 2 Duo T8100 0.48
Pentium N3540 0.76
+58.3%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8100 770
Pentium N3540 1201
+56%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8100 271
+41.1%
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.

Core 2 Duo T8100 429
Pentium N3540 549
+28%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T8100 2320
+70.2%
Pentium N3540 1364

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T8100 4282
Pentium N3540 4752
+11%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T8100 37.5
Pentium N3540 21.92
+71.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 0.76
Recency 10 January 2008 22 May 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium N3540 has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8100 in performance tests.


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