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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: 25.61

Overall Rank:
3388th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
3146th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
799th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1793
Single Thread Rating
1137

Samples: 1214*
*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 Math6,971 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,800 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption670.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,893 KBytes/Sec
Physics158 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions791 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,137 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of June 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


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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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Intel Core i5 Mobile i5-540M 2.5 GHz 988 Pin SLBTV Dell HP ThinkPad EliteBook... Intel Core i5 Mobile i5-540M 2.5 GHz 988 Pin SLBTV Dell HP ThinkPad EliteBook... $66.87
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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2690399 - Jun 12 2025
1809
BL2690383 - Jun 12 2025
1808
BL2690320 - Jun 12 2025
1458
BL2662673 - May 30 2025
2061
BL2622135 - May 13 2025
2121
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 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
1,793
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
2,061 (+14.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,943 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,902 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
2,088 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
2,003 (+11.7%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,453 (-19.0%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,394 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,730 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,650 (-8.0%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,631 (-9.0%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-540M
1,006 (-43.9%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M
2,425 (+35.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,763
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,867
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,165
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,121
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,052
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,783
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,770
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,758
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
260