Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1170

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 7.5 W

Cache Size: L1: 448 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz, Intel Pentium CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 4.83

Overall Rank: 2830

Last Price Change: $250.87 USD (2017-01-28)

Average CPU Mark

1211

Single Thread Rating: 713
Samples: 1168*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,879
Thread: 592

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Integer Math	7,795 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,811 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	317.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	31.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	126 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	490 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	713 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	2018 Newest Premium High Performance HP Laptop PC 15.6" HD BrightView WLED-Backlit Display Intel Pentium N3540 Quad-Core Processor 4GB RAM 500GB Hard Drive HDMI DVD-RW WiFi Windows 10-Red	$588.88 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$158.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2020 HP 15.6" HD LED Display Laptop, Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Processor, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, HDMI, Webcam, WI-FI, Windows 10 S, Scarlet Red	$239.70 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook Laptop,11.6" HD Display,Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, UHD Graphics 600, Chrome OS, Onyx Black	$124.50 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 15.6" HD Laptop Computer, Intel Pentium Processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Webcam, USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet RJ-45, WiFi, Includes 1-Year Microsoft 365, Windows 11 S, Scarlet Red, TiTac Card	$369.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,297
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,048
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,852
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,171
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,086
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,029
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz		1,211

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.29
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz		4.83
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,630
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz		713

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1728559 - Jan 24 2023		1185
BL1711092 - Jan 03 2023		1245
BL1709901 - Jan 02 2023		1302
BL1708488 - Dec 31 2022		1258
BL5028765 - Dec 27 2022		1017

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz		1,211
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,203 (-0.7%)
Intel Celeron 3205U @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		937 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		2,746 (+126.8%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		2,507 (+107.0%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		2,025 (+67.2%)
AMD A4-6210 APU vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,489 (+23.0%)
AMD E2-6110 APU vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,094 (-9.7%)
Intel Pentium 3550M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,358 (+12.1%)
AMD A4 Micro-6400T APU vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,004 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		2,183 (+80.3%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		2,020 (+66.8%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Pentium N3540		1,911 (+57.8%)

Is the Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,624
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,561
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,259
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,253
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,822
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,745
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz		112

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