Celeron B800 vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
+81%
Celeron B800
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

Pentium N3540 outperforms Celeron B800 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26602990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.591.14
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$80

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache224 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Smart Connect+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron B800.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N3540 0.76
+81%
Celeron B800 0.42

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 N3540 1201
+81.1%
Celeron B800 663

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.

Pentium N3540 192
Celeron B800 247
+28.6%

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.

Pentium N3540 549
+32.6%
Celeron B800 414

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.

Pentium N3540 1364
Celeron B800 1910
+40.1%

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.

Pentium N3540 4752
+25.7%
Celeron B800 3779

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.

Pentium N3540 21.92
+114%
Celeron B800 47

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 0.42
Recency 22 May 2014 19 June 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium N3540 has a 81% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N3540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B800 in performance tests.


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