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.

Intel Celeron G540T

AMD Athlon II X4 615e

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	1719	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)