Celeron 540 vs M 380
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | no data |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 380 and Celeron 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 1 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.004V-1.292V | 0.95V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 380 and Celeron 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.
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 30 Watt |
Celeron M 380 has 42.9% lower power consumption.
Celeron 540, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 380 and Celeron 540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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