5 320 vs Pentium N3540
Aggregate performance score
Core 5 320 outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 1191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3076 | 1091 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 11.84 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.84 | 24.78 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Wildcat Lake (2026) |
| Release date | 22 May 2014 (12 years ago) | 16 April 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $251 | $340 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Core 5 320 has 59100% better value for money than Pentium N3540.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320: 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 2 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 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 | FCBGA1516 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320. 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 | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 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 Core 5 320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | LPDDR5X-7467, DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | 2.5 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2 | DirectX 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core 5 320.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 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 benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.70 | 9.04 |
| Recency | 22 May 2014 | 16 April 2026 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pentium N3540 has 114% lower power consumption.
Core 5 320, on the other hand, has a 1191% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 633% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core 5 320 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3540 in performance tests.
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