Intel Pentium B950 vs Core i5 2540M |
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Released February, 2011
Intel Core i5 2540M
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 2540M
 | Supports trusted computing Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Pentium B950 vs the Core i5 2540M. | |||||||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium B950 vs Core i5 2540M
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium B950 | vs | Core i5 2540M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988A | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | 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 | 2.84 pt/W | 20.13 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 | Pentium B950 | vs | Core i5 2540M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 21 | 26 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.08 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.1 GHz | 3.08 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,300 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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