Celeron M 540 vs M 575
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 540 outperforms Celeron M 575 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 575 and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3167 | 3074 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 0.77 | 1.08 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 575 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 575 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 30 Watt |
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.
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 | 0.25 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 1 June 2008 | 1 October 2007 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 30 Watt |
Celeron M 575 has an age advantage of 8 months.
Celeron M 540, on the other hand, has a 36% higher aggregate performance score, and 3.3% lower power consumption.
The Celeron M 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 575 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 575 and Celeron M 540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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