Pentium N3540 vs Xeon 696X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	35	2984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.96	0.03
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	6.89	3.89
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	2 February 2026 (recently)	22 May 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,599	$251

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 696X has 26433% better value for money than Pentium N3540.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	64	no data
Threads	128	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	336 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	22 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 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	FCLGA4710	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s)	DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	4 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium N3540.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	57.14	0.69
Recency	2 February 2026	22 May 2014
Physical cores	64	4
Threads	128	4
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	7 Watt

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