Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

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Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 106.27

Overall Rank: 3211

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

Average CPU Mark

1172

Single Thread Rating: 1138
Samples: 200*
*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 Math	4,692 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,715 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,208 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	244.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,791 KBytes/Sec
Physics	149 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	702 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,138 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,773
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,461
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,424
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,482
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,172

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.46
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		106.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,138

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5043751 - Aug 10 2023		1377
BL1828792 - May 29 2023		1385
BL1827948 - May 27 2023		1375
BL1827290 - May 26 2023		1384
BL1798081 - Apr 18 2023		586

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,172
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,219 (+4.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,322 (+12.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,265 (+8.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,185 (+1.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,141 (-2.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,270 (+8.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,009 (-13.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		885 (-24.5%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		953 (-18.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,078 (-8.0%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,054 (-10.1%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		967 (-17.5%)

Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,188
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,427
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,822
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,890
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,853
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,803
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		312

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