Celeron G540T vs Pentium G6951

General info

Comparing Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2402	2542
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 September 2010 (13 years old)	4 September 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	no data
Current price	$86 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T 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	2	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	81 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T 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	FCLGA1156	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6951 and Celeron G540T.

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.

Pentium G6951 outperforms Celeron G540T by 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.90	0.74
Recency	1 September 2010	4 September 2011
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	35 Watt

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