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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: 29.59

Overall Rank:
2911th fastest in multithreading out of 5027 CPUs
2524th fastest in single threading out of 5027 CPUs
668th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2366
Single Thread Rating
1405

Samples: 1847*
*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 Math8,601 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,283 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,655 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption700.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,646 KBytes/Sec
Physics241 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,597 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,405 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of March 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2485965 - Mar 16 2025
1284
BL2483843 - Mar 15 2025
2196
BL2457286 - Mar 04 2025
2593
BL2447821 - Feb 28 2025
2600
BL2442180 - Feb 26 2025
2001
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 March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
2,366
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,426 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,912 (-19.2%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,940 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,465 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,081 (-12.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,040 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,000 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,950 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,790 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,894 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
2,812 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
1,948 (-17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
7,864
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,076
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,845
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,837
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,796
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,521
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,163
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,162
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,161
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
368