Ryzen 5 8540U vs Celeron G440
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 641 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
Release date | 4 September 2011 (12 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
Threads | 1 | 12 |
Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB | 6 MB |
L3 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
Die size | 131 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 504 million | 20,900 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 1155 | FP7/FP7r2 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
AES-NI | no data | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 4 September 2011 | 6 December 2023 |
Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
Threads | 1 | 12 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8540U has an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron G440 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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