Intel Core i7-7700K vs Intel Celeron G540

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,815

Rank #317

vs
4,242

Rank #1,608

5,815
4,242

Core i7-7700K wins by 27.1% (Rank #317 vs #1608)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,165

Rank #212

vs
4,196

Rank #1,579

6,165
4,196

Core i7-7700K wins by 31.9% (Rank #212 vs #1579)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,291

Rank #473

vs
4,311

Rank #1,723

5,291
4,311

Core i7-7700K wins by 18.5% (Rank #473 vs #1723)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,747

Rank #584

vs
4,497

Rank #1,545

4,747
4,497

Core i7-7700K wins by 5.3% (Rank #584 vs #1545)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,779

Rank #573

vs
4,466

Rank #1,558

4,779
4,466

Core i7-7700K wins by 6.5% (Rank #573 vs #1558)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,822

Rank #543

vs
4,484

Rank #1,508

4,822
4,484

Core i7-7700K wins by 7% (Rank #543 vs #1508)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7700K Celeron G540 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
2
+75%
Base Frequency
4,200 MHz
2,500 MHz
+40.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
42x
25x
+40.5%
L1 Cache
256 KB
62 KB
+75.6%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+75.6%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
2 MiB
+76.2%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
17 GB/s
+52.5%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
91 W
65 W
28.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7700K Celeron G540
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-7700 --
Model Number i7-7700K G540
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake S Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-1151 FC-LGA10
Chipset Sunrise Point and Union Point --
Memory Type DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400 DDR3 1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $350.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Celeron G540
Intel

Family

Core i7-7700K
Core
Celeron G540
--

Series

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700
Celeron G540
--

Model Number

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700K
Celeron G540
G540

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake
Celeron G540
--

Core Name

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake S
Celeron G540
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Core i7-7700K
6
Celeron G540
--

Core Model

Core i7-7700K
158
Celeron G540
--

Socket

Core i7-7700K
LGA-1151
Celeron G540
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7-7700K
FCLGA-1151
Celeron G540
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Core i7-7700K
Sunrise Point and Union Point
Celeron G540
--

Memory Type

Core i7-7700K
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
Celeron G540
DDR3 1066

ECC Support

Core i7-7700K
No
Celeron G540
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7700K
--
Celeron G540
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7700K
--
Celeron G540
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-7700K
Desktop
Celeron G540
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7700K
$350.00
Celeron G540
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7700K
No
Celeron G540
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7700K Celeron G540
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 131 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7700K
14 nm
Celeron G540
32 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7700K
--
Celeron G540
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7700K
--
Celeron G540
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Celeron G540
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7700K
CMOS
Celeron G540
--

Word Size

Core i7-7700K
64-bit
Celeron G540
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7700K
x86-64 (x86)
Celeron G540
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7700K Celeron G540
GPU HD Graphics 630 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7700K
HD Graphics 630
Celeron G540
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Celeron G540
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7700K
1150 MHz
Celeron G540
1000 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7700K
24
Celeron G540
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7700K Celeron G540
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64