Intel Celeron G540 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G540

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1146 vs 638
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1181 vs 597
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 218
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 845 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1146 vs 638
PassMark - CPU mark	1181 vs 597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1146

638

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

597

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

845

404

Name	Intel Celeron G540	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1146	638
PassMark - CPU mark	1181	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845	404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.713
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.892

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G540	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Regor
Launch date	September 2011	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$158	$35
Place in performance rating	3070	3077
Price now	$12.59	$34.95
Processor Number	G540
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	51.60	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)