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: 106.74

Overall Rank:
3752nd fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
3030th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
1136th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1177

Single Thread Rating

1149

Samples: 203*
*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	4,748 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,722 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,215 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	244.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,652 KBytes/Sec
Physics	148 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	717 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,149 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		106.74
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,149

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2403104 - Feb 10 2025		1038
BL2250754 - Nov 20 2024		1227
BL2197994 - Sep 18 2024		1404
BL5043751 - Aug 10 2023		1377
BL1828792 - May 29 2023		1385

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,177
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,214 (+3.1%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,308 (+11.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,290 (+9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,203 (+2.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,203 (+2.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,019 (-13.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		905 (-23.2%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		968 (-17.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,316 (+11.8%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,089 (-7.5%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,067 (-9.4%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		942 (-20.0%)

Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		223

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