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Intel Core i5-2540M vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 18 %
Intel Core i5-2540M
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 5 %
Intel Core i5-2540M
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2540M
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
559
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
3,115
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2540M
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
1,216
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
20C / 20T · 4.60 GHz
20,735

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At a glance

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core Ultra 7 (31)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000M (46)Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge HArrow Lake
Technology32 nm3 nm
SegmentNotebookDesktop
SocketBGA 1023LGA 1851
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 420 / 20
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 2x
2.60 - 3.30 GHz
8x Lion Cove
2.40 - 5.30 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 12x Skymont
1.80 - 4.60 GHz
L2-Cache36.00 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB33.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.30 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 96 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
AI hardwareIntel® AI Boost
AI specificationsIntel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB256 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 165.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
TDP35 W65 W
TDP (PL2)182 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C105 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-2540MIntel Core Ultra 7 265F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ1/2011Q1/2025
Release price269 $369 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2540M
Intel Core i5-2540M
2C / 4T · 2.60 - 3.30 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
20C / 20T · 2.40 - 5.30 GHz

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