Intel Pentium N3540 vs Intel Core i5-2500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium N3540 and Intel Core i5-2500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium N3540

Intel Core i5-2500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N3540

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	22 May 2014 vs January 2011
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500T

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1485 vs 707
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2929 vs 1201
12.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2788 vs 224
10.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7147 vs 706

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485 vs 707
PassMark - CPU mark	2929 vs 1201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2788 vs 224
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7147 vs 706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium N3540
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

707

1485

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1201

2929

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

224

2788

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

706

7147

Name	Intel Pentium N3540	Intel Core i5-2500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	707	1485
PassMark - CPU mark	1201	2929
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	224	2788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	706	7147
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
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1403
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium N3540	Intel Core i5-2500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	22 May 2014	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$251
Place in performance rating	3096	1060
Price now	$250.87
Processor Number	N3540	i5-2500T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.27
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	896 MHz	1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID		0x102
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.5 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)