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Core i5-2410M vs Pentium N3540


Description
The i5-2410M is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the N3540 is based on Silvermont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2410M gets a score of 36.9 k points while the N3540 gets 37.5 k points.

Summarizing, the N3540 is 1 times faster than the i5-2410M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
30678
Core
Sandy Bridge
Bay Trail-M
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
2.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.9 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B)
BGA1170
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/4
TDP
35 W
7,5 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
February 2011
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
20.1k points
10.72k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.68k points
37.5k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-2410M
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
2.38k
1.37k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
6.6k
2k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.48k
1.95k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.16k
1.21k (x0.38)
TOTAL
15.62k
6.53k (x0.42)

Multithread

i5-2410M

N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
5.49k
5.24k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
14.39k
7.69k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.39k
7.31k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
1.52k (x0.49)
TOTAL
31.35k
21.76k (x0.69)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-2410M
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
7.98k
4.97k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
6.55k
2.58k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
1.98k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.7k
1.2k (x0.44)
TOTAL
20.52k
10.72k (x0.52)

Multithread

i5-2410M

N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
18.92k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
13.17k
9.67k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.05k
7.37k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.02k
1.54k (x0.51)
TOTAL
36.9k
37.5k (x1.02)

Performance/W
i5-2410M
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
390 points/W
2703 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
376 points/W
1382 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
202 points/W
1053 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
86 points/W
220 points/W
TOTAL
1054 points/W
5357 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2410M
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
2752 points/GHz
1864 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2258 points/GHz
967 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1132 points/GHz
741 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
933 points/GHz
448 points/GHz
TOTAL
7075 points/GHz
4020 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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