Intel Celeron G540 vs Intel Pentium G840

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540 and Intel Pentium G840 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 G840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later

Launch date	September 2011 vs May 2011

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1280 vs 1142
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1311 vs 1155
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 439
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 935 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1280 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark	1311 vs 1155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	935 vs 845

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

1280

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1155

1311

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

845

935

Name	Intel Celeron G540	Intel Pentium G840
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	1155	1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	845	935
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 G840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	September 2011	May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$158	$60
Place in performance rating	3078	2399
Price now	$12.59	$34.99
Processor Number	G540	G840
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	51.60	21.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.1 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	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	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® 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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)