Intel Celeron N4020 vs Intel Pentium N3540

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium N3540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4020

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 7.5 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 707
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1551 vs 1201
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1769 vs 1403
  • Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1769 vs 1403
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 vs 22 May 2014
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 7.5 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1143 vs 707
PassMark - CPU mark 1551 vs 1201
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1769 vs 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1769 vs 1403

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N3540

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 224 KB vs 112 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4020
CPU 2: Intel Pentium N3540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1143
707
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1551
1201
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1769
1403
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1769
1403
Name Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Pentium N3540
PassMark - Single thread mark 1143 707
PassMark - CPU mark 1551 1201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 972
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1769 1403
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1769 1403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 224
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 706
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.89
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.941

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Pentium N3540

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Bay Trail
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 22 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $107 $251
Place in performance rating 2232 3096
Processor Number N4020 N3540
Series Intel Celeron Processor N Series Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Price now $250.87
Value for money (0-100) 2.27

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz 2.16 GHz
L1 cache 112 KB 224 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 2.66 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3L 1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.32 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 313 MHz
Graphics max frequency 650 MHz 896 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600 Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency 896 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm 25mm x 27mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W 4.5 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 FCBGA1170
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 7.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8 5
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 1x4
Total number of SATA ports 2 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0 3.0 and 2.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Smart Connect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)