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Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron G540 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 G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G540 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Celeron CPU G540 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 104.74

Overall Rank:
3854th fastest in multithreading out of 5119 CPUs
3111th fastest in single threading out of 5119 CPUs
1170th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $11.03 USD (2020-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1155
Single Thread Rating
1142

Samples: 205*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,209
Thread: 1,320

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math4,556 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,728 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,185 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption245.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression23,520 KBytes/Sec
Physics146 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions689 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,142 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,704
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,315
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,864
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,661
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
1,155
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
147.52
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.42
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
104.74
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i5-12400F
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
1,142
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2526656 - Apr 02 2025
837
BL2522651 - Mar 31 2025
833
BL2403104 - Feb 10 2025
1038
BL2250754 - Nov 20 2024
1227
BL2197994 - Sep 18 2024
1404
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
1,155
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Celeron G540
1,217 (+5.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540
1,308 (+13.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540
1,214 (+5.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540
1,208 (+4.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540
1,321 (+14.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540
1,025 (-11.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540
908 (-21.4%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540
968 (-16.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Celeron G540
1,089 (-5.7%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Celeron G540
1,067 (-7.7%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Celeron G540
957 (-17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Celeron G540
1,396 (+20.8%)

Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,492
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,596
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,518
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,534
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,447
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,408
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
221