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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: 29.62

Overall Rank:
2923rd fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2533rd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
671st fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2368
Single Thread Rating
1406

Samples: 1849*
*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 Math8,607 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,285 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,660 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption701.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,675 KBytes/Sec
Physics242 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,598 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,406 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,917
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,158
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,721
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,726
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,629
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,368
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.16
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 29.62
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 1,406
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2501551 - Mar 23 2025
2675
BL5089970 - Mar 22 2025
2827
BL2485965 - Mar 16 2025
1284
BL2483843 - Mar 15 2025
2196
BL2457286 - Mar 04 2025
2593
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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 2,368
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,429 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,909 (-19.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,940 (-18.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,462 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,084 (-12.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,040 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,001 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,950 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,791 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,899 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 2,813 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2540M
 1,947 (-17.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,112
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,070
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,179
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,164
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz
 368