Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G540 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G540 is 728 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 9% cheaper than Pentium G3420 - $14.07 vs $15.43
- Up to 10% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Pentium G3420 - $0.09 vs $0.1 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Celeron G540 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€15.62
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
---|---|---|
Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
Celeron | Collection | Pentium |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |