Intel Celeron 4205U vs Intel Core i5-540M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 4205U and Intel Core i5-540M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Celeron 4205U

Intel Core i5-540M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 4 January 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-540M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1029
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1792 vs 1344

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L3 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1029
PassMark - CPU mark	1792 vs 1344

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-540M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1029

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1344

1792

Name	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Core i5-540M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1029	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1344	1792
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		432
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Core i5-540M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Arrandale
Launch date	23 January 2019	4 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$257
Place in performance rating	2249	3058
Processor Number	4205U	i5-540M
Series	Celeron	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Price now		$189.95
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3.07 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866	DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)