Xeon E-2434 vs Celeron G540

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2660	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.08	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$158	$293

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G540 and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 September 2011	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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