Intel Core i5-2540M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-2540M is a 2-core and 4-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2600 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
554
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
1204
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
2296
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1387
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
1347

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i5-2540M
Frequency
2600 MHz
Maximum Frequency
3300 MHz
Cores
2
Threads
4
TDP
35 W
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Package
FCBGA1023, PPGA988
Intel Core i5-2540M
Intel Core i5-2540M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
531
Multi-Core Score
1089
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Model
Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8460p
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 161C
Power Plan
Ultimate Performance

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i5-2540M
Topology
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
Maximum Frequency
3292 MHz
Package
Socket 988B rPGA
Codename
Sandy Bridge
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 2
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 2
L2 Cache
256 KB x 2
L3 Cache
3.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
4.00 GB
Frequency
532 MHz
Type
DDR3 SDRAM
Channels
2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score531
Crypto Score445
Integer Score528
Floating Point Score 553
AES-XTS445
777.6 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)560
2.83 MB/sec
Image Compression675
31.9 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)490
1.38 MTE/sec
HTML5530
621.7 KElements/sec
SQLite430
134.6 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering475
25.8 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering562
179.0 KB/sec
Clang573
4.46 Klines/sec
Camera490
5.68 images/sec
N-Body Physics327
408.7 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics649
4018.7 FPS
Gaussian Blur383
21.0 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection616
4.74 images/sec
Horizon Detection555
13.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting797
39.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR1177
16.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing739
593.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion380
3.40 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition431
13.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning472
18.2 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score1089
Crypto Score1472
Integer Score1044
Floating Point Score 1122
AES-XTS1472
2.51 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1215
6.14 MB/sec
Image Compression1218
57.6 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1020
2.88 MTE/sec
HTML51112
1.31 MElements/sec
SQLite960
300.7 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering1048
56.9 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering951
302.9 KB/sec
Clang1016
7.92 Klines/sec
Camera906
10.5 images/sec
N-Body Physics866
1.08 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1523
9436.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur1044
57.4 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection1059
8.15 images/sec
Horizon Detection1236
30.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1525
74.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR2025
27.6 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1465
1.18 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion841
7.53 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition890
28.5 Words/sec
Machine Learning583
22.5 images/sec