Processor 300T vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2641not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.48no data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$251$82

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.16 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency896 MHz1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.212
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2014 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium N3540 has 100% more physical cores, and 400% lower power consumption.

Processor 300T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years.

We couldn't decide between Pentium N3540 and Processor 300T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium N3540 is a notebook processor while Processor 300T is a desktop one.


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