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Intel Core i5 2540M

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2540M vs i3 2330M

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 2540M
2,236
Core i3 2330M
1,892

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2540M
5,066
Core i3 2330M
3,412

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2540M
2,392
Core i3 2330M
1,605

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2540M
2,030,000 MB/s
Core i3 2330M
108,300 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2540M
4,953
Core i3 2330M
3,270

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2540M
5,413
Core i3 2330M
3,483

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 2540M
3,765
Core i3 2330M
2,529

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 2540M
1,560
Core i3 2330M
1,061

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 2540M  vs
i3 2330M 
Clock speed 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1023
rPGA 988B
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 35W 35W
Annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year 8.43 $/year
Performance per watt 20.13 pt/W 3.56 pt/W
Typical power consumption 28.44W 28.44W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 2540M  vs
i3 2330M 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 26 22
Operating temperature Unknown - 100°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.08 GHz 2.21 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.08 GHz 2.21 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported 2 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,300 MHz 1,100 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 16,384 MB
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