Intel Core i5 560M vs 540M

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 560M 3.5 Core i5 540M 3.1 Core i5 2520M 4.1
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 560M 1.5 Core i5 540M 1.3 Core i5 2520M 2.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 560M n.d. Core i5 540M n.d. Core i5 2520M n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 560M n.d. Core i5 540M n.d. Core i5 2520M n.d.
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 560M 0.0 Core i5 540M 0.0 Core i5 2520M 0.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 560M 5.6 Core i5 540M 4.0 Core i5 2520M 8.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

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GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 560M

4,086

Core i5 540M

3,870

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 560M

1,961

Core i5 540M

1,927

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 560M

1,410,000 MB/s

Core i5 540M

1,400,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 560M

3,916

Core i5 540M

3,761

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 560M

4,456

Core i5 540M

4,052

GeekBench

Core i5 560M

6,037

Core i5 540M

5,249

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 560M

2,593

Core i5 540M

2,449

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 560M

1,196

Core i5 540M

1,093

summary	Core i5 560M	540M
Clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.53 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.07 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1288
Is unlocked	No	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
SSE3
EM64T
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	16.48 pt/W	14.03 pt/W
Typical power consumption	28.44W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	2,500 MT/s	2,500 MT/s

details	Core i5 560M	540M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	0.5 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.25 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
Transistor count	382,000,000	382,000,000
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	20	19
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	2.13 GHz	2.53 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.1 GHz	3.03 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported	2	2
GPU clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Turbo clock speed	766 MHz	766 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1066
DDR3-800
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	17,066.66 MB/s	17,066.66 MB/s
Maximum memory size	8,192 MB	8,192 MB

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xxgriff (05:17 PM, February 12, 2017)

well the Mobile Arrandale's are Socket G1 / Socket rPGA988A. while Intel did have BGA 1288 compatible offerings, the G1 socket was the standard, and not listing is not only confusing but incomplete at best. also, No EMT64 on 560m, but yes on 540m? the Cache both L1 and L2 are identical across i5's. comparison needs to be corrected.

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