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The Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 255, while the multi-threaded (CPU Mark) is simliar, AMD Athlon II X2 255 is around 7% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 621 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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Socket Type | AM3 | LGA1155 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 2 (Threads: 2) | 2 (Threads: 2) | |
Cache | L1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, | L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 2MB | |
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $11.86 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q1 2010 | Q4 2011 | |
# of Samples | 418 | 203 | |
CPU Value | 95.1 | 106.7 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 12353(0.0%) | 1149(-7.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1194(0.0%) | 1177(-1.4%) |
AMD Athlon II X2 255 | 1,194 | |
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz | 1,177 | |
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AMD Athlon II X2 255 | 95.1 | |
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz | 106.7 | |
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AMD Athlon II X2 255 | 1,235 | |
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz | 1,149 | |
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AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz | |
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Max TDP | 65W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |