Celeron M 540 vs A4-1200
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 540 outperforms A4-1200 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-1200 and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3186 | 3073 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 5.45 | 1.07 |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-1200 and Celeron M 540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1200 and Celeron M 540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT3 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1200 and Celeron M 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1200 and Celeron M 540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1200 and Celeron M 540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8180 (225 MHz) | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.23 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 1 October 2007 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 30 Watt |
A4-1200 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
Celeron M 540, on the other hand, has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score.
The Celeron M 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-1200 and Celeron M 540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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