Celeron M 540 vs Pentium Dual T4500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2568	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	Celeron M
Power efficiency	2.27	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	P	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Celeron M 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Celeron M 540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	1 October 2007
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	30 Watt

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