Intel Celeron G540T vs AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540T and AMD Athlon II X4 615e 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1844 vs 1539
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1844 vs 1539

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 995
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2000 vs 1137
  • Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4427 vs 3097
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1037 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark 2000 vs 1137
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4427 vs 3097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 615e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
995
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1137
2000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1844
1539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3097
4427
Name Intel Celeron G540T AMD Athlon II X4 615e
PassMark - Single thread mark 995 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 1137 2000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1844 1539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3097 4427

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G540T AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Propus
Launch date September 2011 September 2010
Place in performance rating 1718 1739
Processor Number G540T
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $59
Price now $59
Value for money (0-100) 14.48

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 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 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 300 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 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
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)