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Core i5-4210U vs Pentium N3540


Description
The i5-4210U is based on Haswell architecture while the N3540 is based on Silvermont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4210U gets a score of 45.2 k points while the N3540 gets 37.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4210U is 1.2 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
30678
Core
Haswell
Bay Trail-M
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.7 GHz
2.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
BGA 1169
BGA1170
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 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
April 2014
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
27.41k points
10.72k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.58k 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
i5-4210U
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
2.95k
1.37k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
7.38k
2k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
1.95k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.91k
1.21k (x0.42)
TOTAL
16.35k
6.53k (x0.4)

Multithread

i5-4210U

N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
4.86k
5.24k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
17.41k
7.69k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.09k
7.31k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.5k
1.52k (x0.61)
TOTAL
31.86k
21.76k (x0.68)

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
i5-4210U
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
9.26k
4.97k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
8.2k
2.58k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.57k
1.98k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.92k
1.2k (x0.41)
TOTAL
23.95k
10.72k (x0.45)

Multithread

i5-4210U

N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
17.53k
18.92k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
17.56k
9.67k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.65k
7.37k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.49k
1.54k (x0.62)
TOTAL
45.22k
37.5k (x0.83)

Performance/W
i5-4210U
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
1169 points/W
2703 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1171 points/W
1382 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
510 points/W
1053 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
166 points/W
220 points/W
TOTAL
3015 points/W
5357 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4210U
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
1864 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3038 points/GHz
967 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1322 points/GHz
741 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1083 points/GHz
448 points/GHz
TOTAL
8872 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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