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Pentium N3540 vs Core i7-4500U


Description
The N3540 is based on Silvermont architecture while the i7-4500U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3540 gets a score of 37.5 k points while the i7-4500U gets 49.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.3 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
30678
40651
Core
Bay Trail-M
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.167 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.667 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1170
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
7,5 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2014
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
10.72k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.5k points
66.14k 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
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.37k
3.31k (x2.41)
Test#2 (FP)
2k
8.37k (x4.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.95k
3.68k (x1.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
3.34k (x2.76)
TOTAL
6.53k
18.71k (x2.87)

Multithread

N3540

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.24k
5.21k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
7.69k
18.54k (x2.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.31k
7.8k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.52k
3.54k (x2.34)
TOTAL
21.76k
35.09k (x1.61)

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
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.97k
10.2k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
2.58k
9.23k (x3.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.98k
3.89k (x1.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
3.29k (x2.75)
TOTAL
10.72k
26.61k (x2.48)

Multithread

N3540

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.92k
19.2k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
9.67k
19.02k (x1.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.37k
8.31k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.54k
3.22k (x2.1)
TOTAL
37.5k
49.75k (x1.33)

Performance/W
N3540
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2703 points/W
1280 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1382 points/W
1268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1053 points/W
554 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
220 points/W
215 points/W
TOTAL
5357 points/W
3317 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3540
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1864 points/GHz
3399 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
967 points/GHz
3078 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
741 points/GHz
1298 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
448 points/GHz
1097 points/GHz
TOTAL
4020 points/GHz
8871 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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