Phenom X4 9750 (125W) vs Celeron M 540
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Agena (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | March 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 125 Watt |
Celeron M 540 has 316.7% lower power consumption.
Phenom X4 9750 (125W), on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 540 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9750 (125W) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 540 and Phenom X4 9750 (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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