Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Intel Celeron G530T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 and Intel Celeron G530T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6540

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 65.0°C
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 969 vs 962
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 72°C vs 65.0°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 969 vs 962

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G530T

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1056 vs 808
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1056 vs 808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6540
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G530T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
969
962
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
808
1056
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 Intel Celeron G530T
PassMark - Single thread mark 969 962
PassMark - CPU mark 808 1056

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6540 Intel Celeron G530T

Essentials

Architecture codename Conroe Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q3'07 September 2011
Place in performance rating 2329 2336
Processor Number E6540 G530T
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.33 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 143 mm2 131 mm
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C 65.0°C
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 291 million 504 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency 2 GHz
Number of threads 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PLGA775 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

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

Memory

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

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

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0