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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: 29.53

Overall Rank:
2971st fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2580th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
688th fastest in out of 1470 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2362
Single Thread Rating
1402

Samples: 1859*
*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 Math8,587 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,277 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,637 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption700.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,560 KBytes/Sec
Physics241 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,592 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,402 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
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 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,130
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,883
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,123
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,303
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,787
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,695
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,602
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,362
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.07
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 29.53
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 25th of April 2025 - 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
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,922
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,655
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 1,402
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2575132 - Apr 23 2025
2228
BL2575080 - Apr 23 2025
2225
BL2567393 - Apr 19 2025
656
BL2563827 - Apr 18 2025
2568
BL2563209 - Apr 18 2025
2562
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 25th of April 2025 - 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
 2,430 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,907 (-19.2%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,939 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,463 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,082 (-11.8%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,046 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,001 (-15.3%)
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
 1,792 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,905 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,811 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,945 (-17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,750
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,253
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,066
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,805
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,797
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,784
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,553
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,207
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 368