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Pentium N3540 vs Core i5-3210M


Description
The N3540 is based on Silvermont architecture while the i5-3210M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3540 gets a score of 37.5 k points while the i5-3210M gets 53.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3210M is 1.4 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
30678
306a9
Core
Bay Trail-M
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.167 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.667 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
BGA1170
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
7,5 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
July 2014
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
10.72k points
24.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.5k points
51.73k 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
N3540
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
1.37k
3.08k (x2.24)
Test#2 (FP)
2k
8.58k (x4.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.95k
3.76k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
3.99k (x3.29)
TOTAL
6.53k
19.42k (x2.97)

Multithread

N3540

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
5.24k
5.79k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
7.69k
18.77k (x2.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.31k
8.74k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.52k
4.59k (x3.02)
TOTAL
21.76k
37.89k (x1.74)

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
N3540
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
4.97k
8.59k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
2.58k
8.88k (x3.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.98k
3.59k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
3.45k (x2.89)
TOTAL
10.72k
24.51k (x2.29)

Multithread

N3540

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
18.92k
20.18k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
9.67k
19.96k (x2.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.37k
8.93k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.54k
4.6k (x2.99)
TOTAL
37.5k
53.67k (x1.43)

Performance/W
N3540
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
2703 points/W
577 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1382 points/W
570 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1053 points/W
255 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
220 points/W
131 points/W
TOTAL
5357 points/W
1533 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3540
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
1864 points/GHz
2772 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
967 points/GHz
2864 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
741 points/GHz
1157 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
448 points/GHz
1114 points/GHz
TOTAL
4020 points/GHz
7908 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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