Celeron G6900 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2534	1575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.53
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data
Current price	$404 (1.6x MSRP)	$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 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	2
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 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	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	76.8 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	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron G6900.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
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.

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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.

Celeron G6900 outperforms Pentium N3540 by 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	2.94
Recency	22 May 2014	4 January 2022
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	46 Watt

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