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.
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Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 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 Math	4,556 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,728 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,185 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	245.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,520 KBytes/Sec
Physics	146 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	689 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,142 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

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