Intel Celeron G540 vs AMD Athlon II X3 440

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and AMD Athlon II X3 440 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 364
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.14 vs 0.124
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.717 vs 6.176
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.713 vs 0.276
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs January 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 439 vs 364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.14 vs 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.717 vs 6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.713 vs 0.276

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 1146
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1712 vs 1181
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 942 vs 845
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.184 vs 0.936
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.984 vs 1.892
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1194 vs 1146
PassMark - CPU mark 1712 vs 1181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 942 vs 845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.184 vs 0.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.984 vs 1.892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 440

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1146
1194
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1181
1712
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
439
364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.936
2.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.14
0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.717
6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.713
0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.892
2.984
Name Intel Celeron G540 AMD Athlon II X3 440
PassMark - Single thread mark 1146 1194
PassMark - CPU mark 1181 1712
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 439 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 845 942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.936 2.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.14 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.717 6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.713 0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.892 2.984

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G540 AMD Athlon II X3 440

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Rana
Launch date September 2011 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $158 $47
Place in performance rating 3070 3075
Price now $12.59 $26.99
Processor Number G540
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 51.60 28.04
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 300 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 95 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)