Intel Core i5-2540M Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

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.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i5-2540M
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
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):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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

Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz (3.30 GHz)

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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 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 Xeon E5-2660 v2 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	618
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	618
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	617
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	615
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	614
	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	614
	AMD 3020e 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	614

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 Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1420
	AMD A10-6790K 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	1419
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1418
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1414
	AMD FX-4170 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	1413
	Intel Core i5-4360U 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1412
	AMD Phenom II X4 940 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1411

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-2640M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	563
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	561
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	561
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	559
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	558
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	558
	Intel Core i5-2500T 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	557

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-2620M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1222
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1220
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1218
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1216
	Intel Core i7-3555LE 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1214
	Apple A10 Fusion 4C 4T @ 2.34 GHz	1207
	HiSilicon Kirin 710 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1206

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 HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2435M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2520M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2540M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	AMD A6-5400B AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	HiSilicon Kirin 960S ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz	245

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.


	Intel Atom C2550 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2330
	Intel Pentium G4400T 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	2330
	Intel Pentium Gold 6405U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2329
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2326
	Intel Core i5-750S 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2325
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2322
	Intel Core i3-3240 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2322

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 Core i5-3230M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	735
	Intel Core i5-650 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	735
	AMD A10-7850K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	729
	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	723
	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 6C 6T @ 2.60 GHz	723
	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	722
	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	719

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

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