Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz can be found below. 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.
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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: 29.44

Overall Rank: 2642

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

Average CPU Mark

2354

Single Thread Rating: 1403
Samples: 1793*
*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 Math	8,557 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,275 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,648 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	697.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37,449 KBytes/Sec
Physics	242 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,580 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,403 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,083
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,040
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,920
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,876
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,816
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		2,354

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.77
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		29.44
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,950
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,433
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		1,403

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5062810 - Apr 28 2024		2639
BL2078690 - Apr 15 2024		2345
BL2067820 - Apr 02 2024		1955
BL5058931 - Mar 19 2024		2696
BL2055481 - Mar 19 2024		2636

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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		2,354
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,234 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,902 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,462 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,076 (-11.8%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,038 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,009 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,951 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,890 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,814 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,695 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,423 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,942 (-17.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,165
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,003
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,951
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,884
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,685
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,538
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,254
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,084
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,035
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		816

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