Intel Celeron G540 vs Intel Atom D510

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and Intel Atom D510 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

Intel Atom D510

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 51% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
3.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1146 vs 293
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1181 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs December 2009
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1146 vs 293
PassMark - CPU mark	1181 vs 406

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.1°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 439
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1003 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003 vs 845

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: Intel Atom D510

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1146

293

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

406

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

515

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

845

1003

Name	Intel Celeron G540	Intel Atom D510
PassMark - Single thread mark	1146	293
PassMark - CPU mark	1181	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	515
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845	1003
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	Intel Atom D510
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Pineview
Launch date	September 2011	December 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$158	$97
Place in performance rating	3070	3076
Price now	$12.59	$97.16
Processor Number	G540	D510
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	51.60	1.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	1.66 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	87 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 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	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	176 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.175V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR2 667/800
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	Integrated
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	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCBGA559
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	13 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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)