Celeron M 340 vs i5-540UM

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2764	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Celeron M
Power efficiency	3.30	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Banias (2003)
Release date	24 May 2010 (14 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	400 MHz
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	512 KB L2
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.356V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	BGA1288	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	24.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	36 Bit	32 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron M 340.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	24 Watt

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