Intel Pentium N3540 vs A1020 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Pentium N3540
- 2.16 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium N3540
 | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 62,600 MB/s | | Better performance per watt 8.3 pt/W |
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Released January, 2016
Intel A1020
- 2.41 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the A1020
| | Much higher GPU clock speed 688 MHz | | Higher clock speed 2.41 GHz |
| | Newer Jan, 2016 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 62,600 MB/s | vs | 62.9 MB/s | Around 995.2x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
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| Better performance per watt | 8.3 pt/W | vs | 5.6 pt/W | Around 50% better performance per watt | |||
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| Much higher GPU clock speed | 688 MHz | vs | 313 MHz | Around 2.2x higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.41 GHz | vs | 2.16 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2016 | vs | Jul, 2014 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium N3540 vs A1020
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium N3540 | vs | A1020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 2.41 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 7.5W | 10W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | 2.41 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 6.57 $/year | 8.76 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.3 pt/W | 5.6 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 6.09W | 8.13W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Pentium N3540 | vs | A1020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 313 MHz | 688 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 896 MHz | 896 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,192 MB | 8,192 MB | |
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