Intel Celeron G540 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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

  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1147 vs 681
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1182 vs 648
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 198
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 845 vs 347
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1147 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1182 vs 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 439 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 845 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache 1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1147
681
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1182
648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
439
198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
347
Name Intel Celeron G540 Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark 1147 681
PassMark - CPU mark 1182 648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 439 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 845 347
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Conroe
Launch date September 2011 Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP) $158
Place in performance rating 3072 3065
Price now $12.59
Processor Number G540 E2160
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 51.60
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 77 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 73.3°C
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 105 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

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)