Itanium 9350 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2534	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data
Current price	$404 (1.6x MSRP)	$52

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.87 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	24 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1248
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	50 Bit
Smart Connect	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data
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	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Itanium 9350.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	1 January 2010
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	185 Watt

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