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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?

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: 29.48

Overall Rank:
2689th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2338th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
628th fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2357
Single Thread Rating
1404

Samples: 1796*
*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 Math8,565 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,278 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,653 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption698.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,500 KBytes/Sec
Physics242 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,583 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,404 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,043
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,530
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,040
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,892
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,793
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,357
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.69
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 29.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.30
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,697
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,660
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,429
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 1,404
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2138210 - Jul 05 2024
2614
BL5066718 - Jun 17 2024
2845
BL2106663 - May 22 2024
2530
BL5062810 - Apr 28 2024
2639
BL2078690 - Apr 15 2024
2345
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,357
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,424 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,901 (-19.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,934 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,465 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,073 (-12.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,037 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,006 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,951 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,893 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,810 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,941 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,323 (-43.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,083
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,927
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,640
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,539
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,420
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,208
Intel Core i5-14500HX
 6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,038
Intel Core i7-13800H
 5,912
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 817