Celeron M 540 vs Pentium M 750

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 750
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.21
Celeron M 540
2007
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.34
+61.9%

Celeron M 540 outperforms Pentium M 750 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 750 and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32273073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MCeleron M
Power efficiency0.741.07
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 750 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache32 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 750 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 750 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
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 750 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 Pentium M 750 and Celeron M 540 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 750 and Celeron M 540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)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.

Pentium M 750 0.21
Celeron M 540 0.34
+61.9%

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.

Pentium M 750 803
+0.1%
Celeron M 540 803

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.34
Recency 19 January 2005 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 30 Watt

Pentium M 750 has 11.1% lower power consumption.

Celeron M 540, on the other hand, has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron M 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 750 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 750 and Celeron M 540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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