i5-13400E vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2643not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.59no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.16 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache224 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E 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
SocketFCBGA11701700
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Smart Connect+no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E.

PCIe version2.05.0
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.



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
i5-13400E 1325
+590%

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
i5-13400E 8823
+1507%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2014 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 828.6% lower power consumption.

i5-13400E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 150% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium N3540 and Core i5-13400E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13400E is a desktop one.


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