Ryzen 5 7520U vs Celeron G540T
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7520U outperforms Celeron G540T by a whopping 714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2688 | 1112 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 27 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020) |
| Power efficiency | 1.93 | 36.60 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022) |
| Release date | 4 September 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 | FCLGA1155 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon 610M |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
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
| Performance score | 0.74 | 6.02 |
| Recency | 4 September 2011 | 20 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7520U has a 713.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G540T in performance tests.
Note that Celeron G540T is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G540T and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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