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Core i5-2540M


Performance
48.62k points

Description
We need your help: we don't have results in all modes. If you have a i5-2540M and want to help us to complete the stats, you just have to run the benchmark at stock frequency (no oc) in modes FPU, SSE, and validate the results. You don't have to register and the whole process will take less than 3 minutes per mode.

The Core i5-2540M is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on February 2011. This model has 2 Sandy Bridge cores with HyperThreading, runs at 2600 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 35 W.

"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."

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2540M CPU @ 2.60GHz
CPUID
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1023, rPGA 988B
Cores/Threads
2/4
TDP
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
Release date
February 2011
Mean monothread perf.
21.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.62k 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
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
7.8k
18.55k (x2.4)
Test#2 (FP)
7.03k
17.42k (x2.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.36k
8.43k (x2.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.93k
4.22k (x1.4)
TOTAL
21.12k
48.62k (x2.3)

Computers where this CPU was tested
Model
Release date

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR3
1333 MHz
4 GB
DDR3
1333 MHz
4 GB

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.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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 Mode AVX multithread  [51.73k points +6.40%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [24.13k points +14.23%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [50.23k points +3.32%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [17.88k points -15.33%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [41.31k points -15.03%]
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 Mode AVX multithread  [52.13k points +7.22%]
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 Mode AVX multithread  [40.1k points -17.52%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [20.1k points -4.82%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [38.68k points -20.43%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [31.81k points +50.61%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [68.69k points +41.28%]
          
AVX mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i5-2540M
7.8k
This model
7.71k [-1.14%]
7.65k [-1.98%]
7.55k [-3.30%]
7.34k [-5.93%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
19.76k [6.53%]
19.25k [3.79%]
Intel Core i5-2540M
18.55k
This model
18.33k [-1.18%]
18.2k [-1.89%]
17.96k [-3.15%]
17.92k [-3.36%]
17.65k [-4.84%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
7.31k [3.86%]
7.28k [3.50%]
Intel Core i5-2540M
7.03k
This model
6.9k [-1.94%]
6.85k [-2.65%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
19.51k [12.00%]
19.33k [10.99%]
18.75k [7.68%]
Intel Core i5-2540M
17.42k
This model
16.3k [-6.39%]
15.19k [-12.81%]
15.13k [-13.14%]
15.12k [-13.21%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
3.45k [2.85%]
3.39k [0.97%]
Intel Core i5-2540M
3.36k
This model
3.21k [-4.38%]
3.14k [-6.39%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i5-2540M
8.43k
This model
8.42k [-0.12%]
7.98k [-5.31%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i5-2540M
2.93k
This model

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
4.29k [1.56%]
4.28k [1.22%]
4.24k [0.40%]
Intel Core i5-2540M
4.22k
This model
4.18k [-0.99%]
4.12k [-2.37%]

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