Pentium 3560M vs i5-4340M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1855	2560
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	5.45	2.17
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	19 January 2014 (10 years ago)	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	$134

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	130 mm2	130 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M 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	1
Socket	FCPGA946	FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4340M and Pentium 3560M.

PCIe version	3	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.21	0.88
Recency	19 January 2014	14 April 2014
Threads	4	2

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