Atom Z540 vs Celeron N3450

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3450
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.25
+468%
Atom Z540
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.22

Celeron N3450 outperforms Atom Z540 by a whopping 468% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23113199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency19.728.68
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$160

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplier1114
L1 cacheno data56 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.75 -1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1296PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt2.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500-
Max video memory8 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz-
Execution Units12-
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+-
OpenGL+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Atom Z540.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Celeron N3450 1.25
+468%
Atom Z540 0.22

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.

Celeron N3450 1983
+470%
Atom Z540 348

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.

Celeron N3450 1415
+149%
Atom Z540 568

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N3450 3959
+409%
Atom Z540 778

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.

Celeron N3450 2576
+598%
Atom Z540 369

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N3450 22.31
+372%
Atom Z540 105.4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 0.22
Recency 30 August 2016 2 April 2008
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 2 Watt

Celeron N3450 has a 468.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z540, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z540 in performance tests.


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