Intel Core i5-2540M Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-2540M has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1023 socket and was released in Q1/2011. The Intel Core i5-2540M scores 615 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,414 points.
Intel Core i5-2540M

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-2540M
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture: Sandy Bridge H
Technology: 32 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2540M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2540M is 2.60 GHz (3.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-2540M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-2540M uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.30 GHz
Compute units: 12
Shader: 96
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2540M is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q1/2011
Release price: 269 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2540M have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
565
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
565
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
563
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
559
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
549
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
540
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
539

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-2620M Intel Core i7-2620M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1222
Intel Core i5-3340M Intel Core i5-3340M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1220
Intel Core i7-3667U Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1218
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1216
Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Core i3-5005U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1197
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1184
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1183

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
622
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620
Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
617
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
615
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
614
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
614
Intel Core M-5Y31 Intel Core M-5Y31
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
612

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core m5-6Y54 Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1428
Intel Core i3-4110M Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1427
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1426
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1414
Intel Core i5-4360U Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1412
AMD A10-7800 AMD A10-7800
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1411
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-2415M Intel Core i5-2415M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2435M Intel Core i5-2435M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246
Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz
243

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2348
Intel Core i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2345
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2329
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2326
Intel Core i7-3517UE Intel Core i7-3517UE
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
2321
Intel Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2310
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2307

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
740
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
735
AMD A10-7850K AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
729
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
723
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
722
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
719
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
713

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