i3-10100T vs Pentium N3540

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3540
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.76
Core i3-10100T
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.58
+503%

Core i3-10100T outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26611306
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.5812.38
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)no data
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i3-10100T.

PCIe version2.03.0
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
i3-10100T 4.58
+503%

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
i3-10100T 7272
+505%

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
i3-10100T 1271
+562%

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
i3-10100T 3779
+588%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 4.58
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.09
Recency 22 May 2014 1 April 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 400% lower power consumption.

i3-10100T, on the other hand, has a 502.6% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100T is a desktop one.


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