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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?

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 29.37

Overall Rank: 2422

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2349

Single Thread Rating: 1397
Samples: 1756*
*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 Math8,564 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,275 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,631 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption693.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,435 KBytes/Sec
Physics240 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,397 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2023.
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,061
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,186
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,807
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,693
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,250
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 12,045
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,976
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
 6,998
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,349
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 52.68
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 32.09
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 29.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.43
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 3500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,705
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,680
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,452
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
 1,954
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 1,397
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1910905 - Sep 24 2023
2528
BL5046391 - Sep 19 2023
2811
BL1905736 - Sep 17 2023
1663
BL1896414 - Sep 03 2023
639
BL1890928 - Aug 26 2023
2630
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,349
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,230 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,890 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,501 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,064 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,007 (-14.6%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,983 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,953 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,880 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,800 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,693 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,439 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,931 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,173
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,918
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,622
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,244
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,134
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H
 5,926
Intel Core i7-13620H
 5,889
Intel Core i9-12900HK
 5,789
Intel Core i5-13600HX
 5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 5,729
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 457