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).

Intel Celeron G540

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

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 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1146 vs 680
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1181 vs 643
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	1146 vs 680
PassMark - CPU mark	1181 vs 643
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

1146

680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1181

643

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	1146	680
PassMark - CPU mark	1181	643
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	3070	3061
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)