Intel Celeron G540 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 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 Core 2 Duo E4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 61.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1147 vs 662
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1182 vs 593
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 218
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 845 vs 387

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs July 2006
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 61.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1147 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	1182 vs 593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845 vs 387

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1147

662

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

593

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

845

387

Name	Intel Celeron G540	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1147	662
PassMark - CPU mark	1182	593
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845	387
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 Core 2 Duo E4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	September 2011	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$158
Place in performance rating	3072	3066
Price now	$12.59	$11.99
Processor Number	G540	E4300
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	51.60	25.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	61.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	167 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		12 W
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)