Celeron N5100 vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.07
+172%

Celeron N5100 outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26601899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.5932.65
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.16 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency896 MHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes48
USB revision3.0 and 2.02.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports514
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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
Celeron N5100 2.07
+172%

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
Celeron N5100 3293
+174%

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 N5100 435
+127%

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
Celeron N5100 1080
+96.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 2.07
Integrated graphics card 0.77 5.58
Recency 22 May 2014 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 172.4% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.


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