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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.
  • 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: 29.42

Overall Rank: 2587

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2353

Single Thread Rating: 1401
Samples: 1788*
*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 Math8,546 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,272 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,642 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption696.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,435 KBytes/Sec
Physics241 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,401 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2053940 - Mar 17 2024
2649
BL5058498 - Mar 11 2024
2857
BL2046253 - Mar 09 2024
1977
BL2045403 - Mar 08 2024
2010
BL2040770 - Mar 03 2024
2073
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 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
2,353
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,231 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,905 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,488 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,071 (-12.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,012 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,011 (-14.5%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,933 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,885 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,817 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,696 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,425 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,940 (-17.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
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7,129
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7,065
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7,011
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6,880
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,880
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,695
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6,510
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,392
Intel Core i9-13905H
6,259
Intel Core i9-13900HK
6,215
Intel Core i7-13800H
5,970
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
5,948
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
815