Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron 540 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 1.9 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 1

Typical TDP: 30 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 1024 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 540 @ 1.86GHz, Intel Celeron CPU 540 @ 1.86GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 14.56

Overall Rank:
4616th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
4122nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1287th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $20.95 USD (2021-08-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

305

Single Thread Rating

550

²
Samples: 75*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 536
Thread: 666

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Integer Math	898 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	723 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	949 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	101.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	6,935 KBytes/Sec
Physics	41 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	101 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	550 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$20.95 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pro t550 Thin Client - Intel Celeron J6412 Quad-core [4 Core] 2 GHz,Black	$269.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pro t550 Thin Client - Intel Celeron J6412 Quad-core [4 Core] 2 GHz	$469.99 (www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz		305

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz		14.56
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz		550

Last 4 Baselines for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1906823 - Sep 18 2023		270
BL5034042 - Mar 09 2023		407
BL1429526 - Jul 22 2021		256
BL1326225 - Nov 21 2020		244

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz		305
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-37 vs Intel Celeron 540		334 (+9.6%)
AMD Sempron SI-42 vs Intel Celeron 540		245 (-19.8%)
AMD Sempron SI-40 vs Intel Celeron 540		288 (-5.5%)
Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Celeron 540		412 (+35.0%)
Intel Core Duo T2400 @ 1.83GHz vs Intel Celeron 540		362 (+18.8%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-38 vs Intel Celeron 540		362 (+18.8%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-36 vs Intel Celeron 540		334 (+9.4%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-34 vs Intel Celeron 540		319 (+4.7%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3300+ vs Intel Celeron 540		294 (-3.6%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-32 vs Intel Celeron 540		285 (-6.7%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3600+ vs Intel Celeron 540		284 (-6.8%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-30 vs Intel Celeron 540		277 (-9.3%)

Is the Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz		116

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 540 @ 1.86GHz

Machines with this CPU (or similar)