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In short — Core i3-3240T outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-3240T is 365 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i3-3240T - $19.25 vs $25.7
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240T
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Celeron G540 - 157 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Celeron G540 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
No Man's Sky
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i3-3240T CPU Used 2-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 2.9 GHz 3M 35W LGA1155
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i3-3240T
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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