Pentium 6805 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2608	1650
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	123 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 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	FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 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 Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
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® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium 6805 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 Pentium 6805.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	2.86
Recency	22 May 2014	1 October 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	15 Watt

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