Celeron M 540 vs 1000M

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 1000M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.67
+97.1%
Celeron M 540
2007
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.34

Celeron 1000M outperforms Celeron M 540 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27313058
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronCeleron M
Power efficiency1.811.07
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date20 January 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1000M 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 speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s533 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1000M 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
SocketFCPGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1000M and Celeron M 540.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Celeron 1000M 0.67
+97.1%
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.

Celeron 1000M 1069
+97.2%
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.

Celeron 1000M 2480
+42.2%
Celeron M 540 1744

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.

Celeron 1000M 1923
+140%
Celeron M 540 803

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.34
Recency 20 January 2013 1 October 2007
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Celeron 1000M has a 97.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

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

The Celeron 1000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 540 in performance tests.


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