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:
3610th fastest in multithreading out of 4895 CPUs
2916th fastest in single threading out of 4895 CPUs
1108th fastest in out of 1399 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 24th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 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 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,002
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,597
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,573
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,155
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,182

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.72
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		107.20
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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 24th of November 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		1,213 (+2.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,296 (+9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,178 (-0.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,175 (-0.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,012 (-14.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		896 (-24.2%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		968 (-18.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,301 (+10.0%)
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 24th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,256
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,227
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,706
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,464
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,248
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		224

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