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Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-540M 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 i5-540M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 25.78

Overall Rank:
3118th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
2867th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
729th fastest in out of 1425 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $70.00 USD (2024-08-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1805
Single Thread Rating
1157

Samples: 1185*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,428
Thread: 1,144

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math7,065 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,119 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,859 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption678.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression28,261 KBytes/Sec
Physics160 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions784 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,157 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Panasonic Winxp (WIN7 Coa), Intel Core I5 540M 2.53GHZ, Vpro, 15.4 Wuxga, 250GB, 2GB, 512M Panasonic Winxp (WIN7 Coa), Intel Core I5 540M 2.53GHZ, Vpro, 15.4 Wuxga, 250GB, 2GB, 512M $2299.99
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 Rugged Notebook PC with Core i5, 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Pro Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 Rugged Notebook PC with Core i5, 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Pro $2339.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,067
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,027
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,442
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,512
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,527
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,164
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,015
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,858
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,820
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,756
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
 1,805
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.75
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.57
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
 25.78
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.27
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 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,691
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,074
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,046
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,681
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,656
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,614
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,425
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
 1,157
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2202537 - Sep 24 2024
2010
BL2188888 - Sep 07 2024
1567
BL2180806 - Aug 28 2024
1562
BL2180786 - Aug 28 2024
1837
BL2178229 - Aug 25 2024
1560
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
 1,805
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
 2,050 (+13.6%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,938 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,904 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 2,076 (+15.0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 2,004 (+11.0%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,448 (-19.8%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,400 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,720 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,635 (-9.4%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,631 (-9.6%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-540M
 1,006 (-44.2%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
 2,423 (+34.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,016
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,894
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,822
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,716
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,663
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,359
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,231
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,221
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,168
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,122
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,056
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,922
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
 582