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Intel Core i5-2540M vs Intel Atom N2600
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2540M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Atom N2600
15 %
2C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2540M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Intel Atom N2600
18 %
2C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2540M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel Atom N2600
10 %
Intel GMA 3600
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Atom (108) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Intel Atom N2000 (3) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | Cedarview |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | BGA 559 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.60 GHz | 1.60 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.30 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel GMA 3600 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.30 GHz | 0.40 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 4 / 32 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q4/2008 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (8.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 3.5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2540M | Intel Atom N2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE3 |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q4/2011 |
| Release price | 269 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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