Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Celeron G540 vs Dell i7-740QM processor

24specifications compared
16differ
8identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Celeron G540 has 0.77 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell i7-740QM processor (2.5 GHz vs 1.73 GHz). The Dell i7-740QM processor has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Celeron G540 (4 vs 2). The Dell i7-740QM processor has 13 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Celeron G540 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the Acer Intel Celeron G540 has on-board graphics card. Only the Acer Intel Celeron G540 has embedded options available.

Processor family
- Intel Celeron G540:Intel® Celeron® G
- i7-740QM processor:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Celeron G540:G540
- i7-740QM processor:i7-740QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Celeron G540:2.5 GHz
- i7-740QM processor:1.73 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Celeron G540:2
- i7-740QM processor:4
Processor socket
- Intel Celeron G540:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- i7-740QM processor:PGA988
Processor lithography
- Intel Celeron G540:32 nm
- i7-740QM processor:45 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Celeron G540:2
- i7-740QM processor:8
System bus rate
- Intel Celeron G540:5 GT/s
- i7-740QM processor:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of Intel Celeron G540, i7-740QM
63 specifications	A Acer Intel Celeron G540 View product	B Dell i7-740QM processor Model i7-740QM View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	G540	i7-740QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	2	8
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
L3 cache speedKnown for one	2.5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	45 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® B65 Express, Intel® B75 Express, Intel® C206, Intel® H61 Express, Intel® H67 Express, Intel® H77 Express, Intel® P67 Express, Intel® Q65 Express, Intel® Q67 Express, Intel Q75 Express, Intel® Q77 Express, Intel® Z68 Express, Intel® Z75 Express, Intel® Z77 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Q0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	25	13
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	774 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 mm²
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	69.1 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144 KB

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