Athlon 3000G vs Pentium N3540
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 272% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2526 | 1574 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.71 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Athlon |
Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Zen+ (2018−2020) |
Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 21 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $251 | $49 |
Current price | $404 (1.6x MSRP) | $165 (3.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G 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 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 224 KB | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 4 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2? |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FCBGA1170 | AM4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | - | + |
AVX | no data | + |
PowerNow | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Smart Connect | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB? |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 11.2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 4 | 6 |
USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
Number of USB ports | 5 | 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.
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium N3540 by 272% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium N3540 by 271% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium N3540 by 394% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium N3540 by 253% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.78 | 2.90 |
Recency | 22 May 2014 | 21 November 2019 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Cost | $251 | $49 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 35 Watt |
The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3540 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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