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Core i5-M 540 vs Celeron N3450


Description
The i5-M 540 is based on Westmere architecture while the N3450 is based on Goldmont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-M 540 gets a score of 29.5 k points while the N3450 gets 39.3 k points.

Summarizing, the N3450 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-M 540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20652
506c9
Core
Arrandale
Apollo Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.2 GHz
1.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
FC-PGA10
BGA1296
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
35 W
6 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
January 2010
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
15.05k points
13.11k points
Mean multithread perf.
29.54k points
39.33k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-M 540
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
6.7k
5.95k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
4.54k
3.45k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.48k
1.92k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.32k
1.78k (x1.35)
TOTAL
15.05k
13.11k (x0.87)

Multithread

i5-M 540

N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
12.27k
21.38k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
9.7k
9.84k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
5.25k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.59k
2.86k (x1.8)
TOTAL
29.54k
39.33k (x1.33)

Performance/W
i5-M 540
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
351 points/W
3564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
277 points/W
1640 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171 points/W
875 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
46 points/W
477 points/W
TOTAL
844 points/W
6555 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-M 540
N3450
Test#1 (Integers)
2394 points/GHz
2706 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/GHz
1570 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
885 points/GHz
874 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
473 points/GHz
810 points/GHz
TOTAL
5373 points/GHz
5959 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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