Celeron M 540 vs Mobile Sempron M100
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 540 outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3434 | 3302 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Mobile Sempron | Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 0.34 | 0.44 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Sempron M100 and Celeron M 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Sempron M100 and Celeron M 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.
| Socket | S | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Mobile Sempron M100 and Celeron M 540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
Mobile Sempron M100 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
Celeron M 540, on the other hand, has a 55% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Celeron M 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
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