Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron G540 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G540 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Celeron CPU G540 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 107.18

Overall Rank:
4259th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
3443rd fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
1228th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $11.03 USD (2020-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1182

Single Thread Rating

1145

Samples: 211*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,209
Thread: 1,320

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	4,653 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,709 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,195 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	249.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	23,656 KBytes/Sec
Physics	146 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	740 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,145 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,450
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,182

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		107.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,145

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3061534 - Nov 17 2025		1404
BL3061355 - Nov 17 2025		1362
BL3053243 - Nov 14 2025		1129
BL3043946 - Nov 11 2025		1265
BL2791003 - Jul 25 2025		1355

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		1,182
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,239 (+4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,324 (+12.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,312 (+11.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,248 (+5.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,210 (+2.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		1,027 (-13.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Celeron G540		904 (-23.5%)
AMD E2-3200 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		971 (-17.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G540		1,337 (+13.1%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,075 (-9.0%)
AMD A4-3420 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		1,067 (-9.8%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs Intel Celeron G540		969 (-18.0%)

Is the Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz		221

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