Celeron G540T vs A4-5300

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Celeron G540T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2449	2583
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 October 2012 (11 years ago)	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$46	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Celeron G540T 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Celeron G540T 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	1
Socket	FM2	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Celeron G540T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR3-1600 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

A4-5300 and Celeron G540T 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 A4-5300 and Celeron G540T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Celeron G540T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 7480D	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5300 and Celeron G540T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Celeron G540T.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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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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.

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron G540T by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.88	0.74
Recency	2 October 2012	4 September 2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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