Celeron M 540 vs M 380

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M 380 and Celeron M 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	Celeron M
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M 380 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	1 (Single-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	1	1
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	533 MHz
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB L2 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.004V-1.292V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M 380 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.

Socket	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	21 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 380 and Celeron M 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron M 380 and Celeron M 540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 380 and Celeron M 540 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	21 Watt	30 Watt

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