Celeron M 540 vs Core 2 Duo T5450

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5450
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.37
+8.8%
Celeron M 540
2007
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.34

Core 2 Duo T5450 outperforms Celeron M 540 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5450 and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30473073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoCeleron M
Power efficiency1.031.07
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateno data1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5450 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz533 MHz
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5450 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.

SocketPPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5450 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5450 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 Core 2 Duo T5450 and Celeron M 540 are enumerated here.

VT-x-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.

Core 2 Duo T5450 0.37
+8.8%
Celeron M 540 0.34

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.

Core 2 Duo T5450 583
+7.6%
Celeron M 540 542

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.

Core 2 Duo T5450 1666
Celeron M 540 1744
+4.7%

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.

Core 2 Duo T5450 1367
+70.3%
Celeron M 540 803

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.34
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5450 has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 540, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T5450 and Celeron M 540.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5450 and Celeron M 540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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