Intel Celeron M 540 vs Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 540 and Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron M 540

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 540

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 542 vs 313

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2007 vs June 2003
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	542 vs 313

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.86 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M 540
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

542

313

Name	Intel Celeron M 540	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	542	313

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 540	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Northwood
Launch date	1 October 2007	June 2003
Place in performance rating	3346	3356
Processor Number	540
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.86 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	291 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.95V-1.30V	1.3V
L1 cache		8 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2