Celeron E3200 vs i5-540UM

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2783	2847
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.88
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	3.31	0.80
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	24 May 2010 (14 years ago)	30 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540UM and Celeron E3200.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.63	0.55
Recency	24 May 2010	30 August 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

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