Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz

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Is the Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 36.79

Overall Rank: 2426

Last Price Change: $48.99 USD (2021-02-16)

Average CPU Mark

1802

Single Thread Rating: 1159
Samples: 1139*
*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 Math	7,064 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,111 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	682.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	163 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	755 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,159 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
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	$2299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-53S3 Laptop \| 15.6" Full HD IPS Display \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 \| Intel Iris Xe Graphics \| 8GB DDR4 \| 256GB SSD \| WiFi 6 \| Fingerprint Reader \| BL Keyboard \| Windows 11	$483.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$348.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$158.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Touchscreen Laptop 13.4 inch FHD+ Thin and Light. Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, 2Yr OnSite, 6 Months Migrate – Silver	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,300
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,043
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,847
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,168
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,083
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,030
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,034
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz		1,802

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.27
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz		36.79
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz		1,159

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1733123 - Jan 30 2023		1574
BL1731333 - Jan 28 2023		1972
BL1725459 - Jan 20 2023		1979
BL1710897 - Jan 03 2023		1931
BL1696172 - Dec 16 2022		1490

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 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz		1,802
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,958 (+8.7%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,663 (-7.7%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,386 (-23.1%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,430 (-20.7%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,401 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,718 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		2,016 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i3-4000M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,777 (-1.4%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,584 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i3-2370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,363 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		1,177 (-34.7%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-540M		2,233 (+23.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,699
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,877
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,755
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,631
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,588
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,262
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,252
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,840
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,803
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,753
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz		590

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

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