Intel Celeron G540T vs AMD Phenom II X4 805

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G540T and AMD Phenom II X4 805 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 Phenom II X4 805

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1844 vs 1572

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs February 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1844 vs 1572

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 805

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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1017 vs 995
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1959 vs 1137
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4456 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)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1017 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	1959 vs 1137
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4456 vs 3097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G540T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 805

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

1017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1137

1959

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1844

1572

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3097

4456

Name	Intel Celeron G540T	AMD Phenom II X4 805
PassMark - Single thread mark	995	1017
PassMark - CPU mark	1137	1959
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1844	1572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3097	4456

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G540T	AMD Phenom II X4 805
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Deneb
Launch date	September 2011	February 2009
Place in performance rating	1718	1729
Processor Number	G540T
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$174
Price now		$173.99
Value for money (0-100)		5.07
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	258 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)	4096 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	758 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	95 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)