Core i5-2540M vs i7-2600
Description
Both models i5-2540M and i7-2600 are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2540M gets a score of 48.6 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.9 times faster than the i5-2540M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2540M gets a score of 48.6 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.9 times faster than the i5-2540M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1023, rPGA 988B
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
35 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
February 2011
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
21.12k points
28.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.62k points
93.69k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-2540M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
7.8k
10.03k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
7.03k
8.91k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.36k
4.34k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.93k
5.41k (x1.85)
TOTAL
21.12k
28.68k (x1.36)
Multithread
i5-2540M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
18.55k
37.69k (x2.03)
Test#2 (FP)
17.42k
34.22k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.43k
17.65k (x2.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
4.13k (x0.98)
TOTAL
48.62k
93.69k (x1.93)
Performance/W
i5-2540M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
530 points/W
397 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
498 points/W
360 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
241 points/W
186 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
121 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
1389 points/W
986 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-2540M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2364 points/GHz
2639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2132 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1017 points/GHz
1141 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
888 points/GHz
1425 points/GHz
TOTAL
6400 points/GHz
7549 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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