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Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2540M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2540M CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i5-2540M CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 29.54

Overall Rank:
2796th fastest in multithreading out of 4891 CPUs
2423rd fastest in single threading out of 4891 CPUs
650th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.97 USD (2022-05-22)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2362
Single Thread Rating
1407

Samples: 1809*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,846
Thread: 1,557

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math8,575 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,281 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,667 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption700.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,550 KBytes/Sec
Physics242 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,586 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,407 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,003
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,418
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,155
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,837
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,735
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,362
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.50
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 29.54
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 1,407
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2244890 - Nov 14 2024
2027
BL2244850 - Nov 14 2024
2052
BL2231343 - Oct 28 2024
1920
BL5076084 - Oct 18 2024
2850
BL2221675 - Oct 17 2024
2174
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,362
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,423 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,908 (-19.2%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,938 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,467 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,076 (-12.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,053 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,998 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,951 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,808 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,883 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,805 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,943 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,113
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,003
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,915
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,815
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,273
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,002
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 369