Pentium G632 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 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	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data
Current price	$404 (1.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 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	2
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	69 °C
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 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	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 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 G632. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	17 GB/s
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	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Pentium G632.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	4 September 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

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