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?

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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 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: 29.55

Overall Rank:
2794th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2421st fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
649th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2363

Single Thread Rating

1407

Samples: 1808*
*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 Math	8,579 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,283 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,671 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	700.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	37,566 KBytes/Sec
Physics	243 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,586 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,407 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		2,363

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		29.55
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		1,407

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2244890 - Nov 14 2024		2027
BL2244850 - Nov 14 2024		2052
BL2231343 - Oct 28 2024		1920
BL5076084 - Oct 18 2024		2850
BL2221675 - Oct 17 2024		2174

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		2,363
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,423 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,908 (-19.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,938 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,467 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,076 (-12.2%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,053 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,997 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,951 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,808 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,883 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		2,805 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M		1,942 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz		370

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

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