AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Celeron G540T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Celeron G540T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Intel Celeron G540T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2000 vs 995
13x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14808 vs 1137
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 3097

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs September 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	14808 vs 1137
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 3097

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1844 vs 848

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1844 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G540T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2000

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14808

1137

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

1844

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5768

3097

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	Intel Celeron G540T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2000	995
PassMark - CPU mark	14808	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848	1844
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768	3097
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	Intel Celeron G540T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
OPN PIB	YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray	YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1715	1718
Price now	$209.43
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	19.33
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G540T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	192 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Transistor count	4800 Million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (LED)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)