0 Comments
| Intel Pentium N3540 vs 4 660 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Pentium N3540
- 2.16 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium N3540
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 6.09W |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
VS
Released January, 2005
Intel Pentium 4 660
- 3.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the 4 660
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.17 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.07 GHz |
Cast your vote Do you agree or disagree with CPUBoss?
VS
Differences What are the advantages of each
| |||||||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Much lower typical power consumption | 6.09W | vs | 93.44W | 15.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Jan, 2005 | Release date over 9 years later | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | 15.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 6.57 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | 15.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| |||||||
Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.16 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.17 GHz | vs | 2.65 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.07 GHz | vs | 2.17 GHz | Around 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Features Key features of the Pentium N3540 vs 4 660
clock speed
Pentium N3540
2.16 GHz
Pentium 4 660
3.6 GHz
L2 cache
Pentium N3540
2 MB
Pentium 4 660
2 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Pentium N3540
2.65 GHz
Pentium 4 660
4.17 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Pentium N3540
2.17 GHz
Pentium 4 660
4.07 GHz
TDP
Pentium N3540
7.5W
Pentium 4 660
115W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium N3540 | vs | 4 660 |
---|---|---|---|
Clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 7.5W | 115W | |
Annual home energy cost | 1.81 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 6.57 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 6.09W | 93.44W |
details | Pentium N3540 | vs | 4 660 |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.65 GHz | 4.17 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.17 GHz | 4.07 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.65 GHz | 4.17 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 313 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 896 MHz | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
Intel Pentium N3540 ![]() | Intel Pentium 4 660 ![]() |
Follow us
Compare
Related Comparisons
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$275 | $161 | |
Intel Core i3 4005U vs Pentium N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | $161 | |
Intel Core i5 4200U vs Pentium N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$107 | $161 | |
Intel Celeron N2840 vs Pentium N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$161 | $161 | |
Intel Pentium N3700 vs N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | $161 | |
Intel Core i3 4030U vs Pentium N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$161 | ||
AMD A6 6310 vs Intel Pentium N3540 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$107 | $161 | |
Intel Celeron N3050 vs Pentium N3540 | ||
Popular Comparisons
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$300 | $305 | |
Intel Core i5 2500 vs Xeon W3520 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$350 | $272 | |
Intel Core i7 6700K vs 4790K | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | ||
AMD A8 6410 vs Intel Core i5 4200U | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$281 | ||
AMD A9 7th Gen A9-9410 vs Intel Core i5 6200U | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$225 | $134 | |
Intel Core i3 3217U vs Celeron 847 | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$161 | $275 | |
Intel Pentium N3540 vs Core i3 4005U | ||
![]() | VS | ![]() |
$180 | ||
AMD A6 5200 vs Intel Core i5 3470 | ||