Celeron 540 vs B800

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron B800
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+121%

Celeron B800 outperforms Celeron 540 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B800 and Celeron 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29903246
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency1.130.60
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date19 June 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B800 and Celeron 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B800 and Celeron 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketG2 (988B)PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B800 and Celeron 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Celeron B800 and Celeron 540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B800 and Celeron 540 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B800 and Celeron 540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)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.

Celeron B800 0.42
+121%
Celeron 540 0.19

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 B800 663
+117%
Celeron 540 305

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron B800 247
+37.2%
Celeron 540 180

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron B800 416
+134%
Celeron 540 178

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.19
Recency 19 June 2011 1 July 2007
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Celeron B800 has a 121.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

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

The Celeron B800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 540 in performance tests.


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