Intel® Celeron® G540

The Intel Celeron G540 is a desktop processor with 2 cores and 2 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Sep 2011. A 2-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.3 MB per core). It uses the FCLGA1155 socket. Rated TDP is 65 W.

The Intel Celeron G540 scores 1,142 in single-core performance and 1,192 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,167 for overall performance, 2,374 for productivity performance, 2,711 for creator performance, 1,110 for engineering performance and 3,724 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 596 per core, 596 per thread and 18 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 145. Its performance index is 14, so its overall performance is 86% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Celeron G540 scores 4,749 in integer math, 2,684 in floating-point math, 23,687 in compression, 250 in cryptography, 145 in physics simulation, 778 in vector SIMD, 8 in the prime sieve and 3,111 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 92% below in integer math, 94% below in floating-point math, 90% below in compression, 98% below in cryptography, 87% below in physics simulation, 95% below in vector SIMD, 88% below in the prime sieve and 86% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Celeron G540 has 2 physical cores and runs 2 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 2.50 GHz.

The Intel Celeron G540 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Celeron family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture and carries the codename Sandy Bridge. It launched in Sep 2011.

The Intel Celeron G540 has 128 KB of L1 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache and 2 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 2.6 MB of cache, or 1.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Celeron G540 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB, L2 at 512 KB and L3 at 2 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 76% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Celeron G540 includes integrated graphics (HD Graphics (6 EUs)) and clocks the graphics up to 1.00 GHz.

The Intel Celeron G540 uses the FCLGA1155 socket.

The Intel Celeron G540 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Celeron G540 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $52.

Feex has recorded 49% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Celeron G540. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1155 socket as the Intel Celeron G540 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Celeron G530, Intel Pentium G620, Intel Pentium G640T, Intel Celeron G540T and Intel Pentium G645T.