Xeon 6979P vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2660	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	9.60	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P 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)	120
Threads	4	240
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1170	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P. 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 Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
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	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Xeon 6979P 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 Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	96
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	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	120
Threads	4	240
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	500 Watt

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