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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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: 107.20

Overall Rank:
3624th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2929th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1110th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1182

Single Thread Rating

1147

Samples: 202*
*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	4,740 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,722 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,219 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	245.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,791 KBytes/Sec
Physics	149 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	729 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,147 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 2024.
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,182

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		107.20
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
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
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,147

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2250754 - Nov 20 2024		1227
BL2197994 - Sep 18 2024		1404
BL5043751 - Aug 10 2023		1377
BL1828792 - May 29 2023		1385
BL1827948 - May 27 2023		1375

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,182
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,208 (+2.2%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,296 (+9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,179 (-0.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,175 (-0.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,014 (-14.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		898 (-24.1%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		968 (-18.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,303 (+10.2%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,086 (-8.2%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,054 (-10.9%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		942 (-20.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,396 (+18.0%)

Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		224

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