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Intel Celeron M 440
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Celeron M 440 based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details Intel Celeron M 440 vs 540 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Celeron M 440
- 2 GHz
- Single core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Celeron M 440
 | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 980 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.57 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.98 GHz |
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Released July, 2007
Intel Celeron 540
- 1.86 GHz
- Single core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 540
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | | Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score 1,601 |
| | Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 1,600 | | Slightly lower typical power consumption 24.38W |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 440 vs 540 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 4.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 980 | vs | 802.5 | More than 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.98 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 60.4 °C | More than 65% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 single core score | 1,601 | vs | 760 | More than 2x better geekbench 3 single core score | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 1,600 | vs | 758 | More than 2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Slightly lower typical power consumption | 24.38W | vs | 28.44W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2007 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date a year later | |||
| Slightly lower annual home energy cost | 7.23 $/year | vs | 8.43 $/year | Around 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Slightly lower annual commercial energy cost | 26.28 $/year | vs | 30.66 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron M 440 vs 540
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Celeron M 440 | vs | 540 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.86 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 479 | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| M | |||
| 478 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 30W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 7.23 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 26.28 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.7 pt/W | 1.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 24.38W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 533 MHz | |
details | Celeron M 440 | vs | 540 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 105,000,000 | 291,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 10 | 14 | |
| Voltage range | 1 - 1.34V | 0.95 - 1.3V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 60.4°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.57 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.98 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | 1.87 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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