Intel Core i5-540M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-540M is a 2-core and 4-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2530 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
412
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
891
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1763
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1156
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
970

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i5-540M
Frequency
2530 MHz
Maximum Frequency
3070 MHz
Cores
2
Threads
4
TDP
35 W
GPU
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Codename
Arrandale
Package
BGA1288, PGA988
Intel Core i5-540M
Intel Core i5-540M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
411
Multi-Core Score
997
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)
Model
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010)
Model ID
MacBookPro6,2
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-F22586C8 MacBookPro6,2

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i5-540M
Topology
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2
Base Frequency
2.53 GHz
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
8.00 GB
Transfer Rate
1067 MT/s
Type
DDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score411
Crypto Score444
Integer Score394
Floating Point Score 442
AES-XTS444
775.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)333
1.69 MB/sec
Image Compression419
19.8 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)321
905.0 KTE/sec
HTML5307
360.0 KElements/sec
SQLite420
131.6 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering480
26.0 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering398
126.7 KB/sec
Clang443
3.45 Klines/sec
Camera468
5.43 images/sec
N-Body Physics232
290.3 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics497
3078.1 FPS
Gaussian Blur318
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection515
3.96 images/sec
Horizon Detection468
11.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting767
37.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR881
12.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing579
464.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion394
3.53 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition404
12.9 Words/sec
Machine Learning227
8.78 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score997
Crypto Score1084
Integer Score980
Floating Point Score 1019
AES-XTS1084
1.85 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1333
6.74 MB/sec
Image Compression1057
50.0 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1008
2.84 MTE/sec
HTML5813
955.1 KElements/sec
SQLite919
288.0 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering989
53.7 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering867
276.3 KB/sec
Clang1021
7.95 Klines/sec
Camera898
10.4 images/sec
N-Body Physics740
926.0 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1525
9449.3 FPS
Gaussian Blur816
44.9 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection1156
8.90 images/sec
Horizon Detection1176
29.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1403
68.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1963
26.8 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1412
1.13 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion784
7.03 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition758
24.2 Words/sec
Machine Learning425
16.4 images/sec