Benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2540M can be found below. The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 6 results from the Geekbench Browser.

Geekbench 6 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 2500 (which is the score of an Intel Core i7-12700). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance.


CPU Benchmark Scores

453
Single-Core Score
890
Multi-Core Score

Processor Information

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

Sandy Bridge Benchmarks

Processor Score
Intel Core i7-2600K
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
663
 
Intel Core i5-2500K
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
633
 
Intel Xeon E3-1270
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
629
 
Intel Core i7-2700K
3.5 GHz (4 cores)
627
 
Intel Xeon E3-1230
3.2 GHz (4 cores)
613
 
Intel Core i7-2600
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
607
 
Intel Core i7-2600S
2.8 GHz (4 cores)
606
 
Intel Xeon E3-1245
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
602
 
Intel Core i5-2500S
2.7 GHz (4 cores)
595
 
Intel Core i5-2550K
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
581
 
Intel Xeon E3-1240
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
573
 
Intel Core i5-2500
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
570
 
Intel Xeon E3-1225
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
569
 
Intel Core i5-2380P
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
562
 
Intel Core i5-2400
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
550
 
Intel Xeon E3-1265L
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
547
 
Intel Core i5-2310
2.9 GHz (4 cores)
534
 
Intel Core i5-2320
3.0 GHz (4 cores)
529
 
Intel Xeon E3-1220
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
523
 
Intel Core i7-2820QM
2.3 GHz (4 cores)
520
 
Intel Core i5-2405S
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
518
 
Intel Core i5-2300
2.8 GHz (4 cores)
516
 
Intel Core i3-2120
3.3 GHz (2 cores)
515
 
Intel Core i5-2400S
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
515
 
Intel Core i7-2860QM
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
513
 
Intel Core i7-2960XM
2.7 GHz (4 cores)
506
 
Intel Core i3-2130
3.4 GHz (2 cores)
502
 
Intel Core i3-2105
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
491
 
Intel Pentium G860
3.0 GHz (2 cores)
491
 
Intel Pentium G870
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
487
 
Intel Xeon E3-1260L
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
486
 
Intel Core i5-2415M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
483
 
Intel Core i7-2620M
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
481
 
Intel Core i7-2635QM
2.0 GHz (4 cores)
481
 
Intel Core i3-2100
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
475
 
Intel Pentium G840
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
472
 
Intel Core i7-2637M
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
467
 
Intel Core i7-2670QM
2.2 GHz (4 cores)
465
 
Intel Core i7-2640M
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
464
 
Intel Core i5-2450M
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
464
 
Intel Core i5-2520M
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
462
 
Intel Core i5-2430M
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
460
 
Intel Core i7-2720QM
2.2 GHz (4 cores)
456
 
Intel Core i5-2540M
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
453
 
Intel Core i7-2760QM
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
452
 
Intel Pentium G850
2.9 GHz (2 cores)
451
 
Intel Core i5-2410M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
450
 
Intel Celeron G550
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
443
 
Intel Pentium G640
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
437
 
Intel Core i5-2557M
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
431
 
Intel Core i3-2125
3.3 GHz (2 cores)
431
 
Intel Pentium G620
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
425
 
Intel Pentium G630
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
424
 
Intel Pentium G645
2.9 GHz (2 cores)
423
 
Intel Celeron G555
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
398
 
Intel Core i7-2630QM
2.0 GHz (4 cores)
391
 
Intel Core i3-2100T
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
391
 
Intel Celeron G540
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
390
 
Intel Pentium B970
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
385
 
Intel Core i3-2348M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
383
 
Intel Pentium B980
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
380
 
Intel Core i3-2120T
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
378
 
Intel Core i3-2330M
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
361
 
Intel Core i3-2350M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
352
 
Intel Core i3-2370M
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
340
 
Intel Core i5-2467M
1.6 GHz (2 cores)
336
 
Intel Pentium G645T
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
325
 
Intel Core i3-2310M
2.1 GHz (2 cores)
324
 
Intel Core i3-2328M
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
317
 
Intel Celeron B830
1.8 GHz (2 cores)
300
 
Intel Pentium B960
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
299
 
Intel Pentium B950
2.1 GHz (2 cores)
279
 
Intel Pentium B940
2.0 GHz (2 cores)
259
 
Intel Celeron B800
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
253
 
Intel Celeron 887
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
240
 
Intel Core i3-2367M
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
238
 
Intel Celeron 877
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
237
 
Intel Celeron B815
1.6 GHz (2 cores)
232
 
Intel Core i3-2375M
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
232
 
Intel Celeron B820
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
229
 
Intel Pentium 987
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
228
 
Intel Celeron 847
1.1 GHz (2 cores)
177
 
Intel Core i3-2365M
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
145
 
Processor Score
Intel Core i7-2600K
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
2286
 
Intel Core i7-2700K
3.5 GHz (4 cores)
2222
 
Intel Xeon E3-1240
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
2140
 
Intel Xeon E3-1270
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
2132
 
Intel Xeon E3-1245
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
2082
 
Intel Core i7-2600
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
2048
 
Intel Core i5-2500K
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
1904
 
Intel Core i7-2600S
2.8 GHz (4 cores)
1872
 
Intel Xeon E3-1230
3.2 GHz (4 cores)
1865
 
Intel Xeon E3-1225
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
1721
 
Intel Core i5-2500
3.3 GHz (4 cores)
1684
 
Intel Core i5-2380P
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
1678
 
Intel Core i5-2550K
3.4 GHz (4 cores)
1661
 
Intel Core i7-2860QM
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
1628
 
Intel Core i7-2960XM
2.7 GHz (4 cores)
1614
 
Intel Core i5-2400
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
1611
 
Intel Xeon E3-1265L
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
1600
 
Intel Xeon E3-1260L
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
1557
 
Intel Core i5-2310
2.9 GHz (4 cores)
1540
 
Intel Core i7-2635QM
2.0 GHz (4 cores)
1534
 
Intel Core i5-2320
3.0 GHz (4 cores)
1526
 
Intel Core i5-2300
2.8 GHz (4 cores)
1515
 
Intel Core i5-2500S
2.7 GHz (4 cores)
1507
 
Intel Core i7-2670QM
2.2 GHz (4 cores)
1451
 
Intel Core i5-2400S
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
1415
 
Intel Core i5-2405S
2.5 GHz (4 cores)
1381
 
Intel Xeon E3-1220
3.1 GHz (4 cores)
1381
 
Intel Core i7-2760QM
2.4 GHz (4 cores)
1319
 
Intel Core i7-2630QM
2.0 GHz (4 cores)
1276
 
Intel Core i7-2820QM
2.3 GHz (4 cores)
1202
 
Intel Core i7-2720QM
2.2 GHz (4 cores)
1171
 
Intel Core i3-2120
3.3 GHz (2 cores)
1069
 
Intel Core i7-2620M
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
1012
 
Intel Core i3-2130
3.4 GHz (2 cores)
1002
 
Intel Core i3-2100
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
990
 
Intel Core i3-2105
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
962
 
Intel Core i5-2415M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
961
 
Intel Core i5-2430M
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
934
 
Intel Core i5-2520M
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
915
 
Intel Core i5-2450M
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
914
 
Intel Core i7-2637M
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
898
 
Intel Core i5-2540M
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
890
 
Intel Core i3-2125
3.3 GHz (2 cores)
874
 
Intel Core i5-2410M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
863
 
Intel Core i5-2557M
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
845
 
Intel Core i3-2100T
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
831
 
Intel Pentium G840
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
814
 
Intel Pentium G870
3.1 GHz (2 cores)
793
 
Intel Core i3-2120T
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
789
 
Intel Celeron G550
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
786
 
Intel Core i3-2348M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
785
 
Intel Pentium G850
2.9 GHz (2 cores)
771
 
Intel Core i3-2330M
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
753
 
Intel Pentium G860
3.0 GHz (2 cores)
751
 
Intel Pentium G630
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
750
 
Intel Pentium G620
2.6 GHz (2 cores)
748
 
Intel Celeron G555
2.7 GHz (2 cores)
742
 
Intel Core i3-2350M
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
724
 
Intel Core i7-2640M
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
722
 
Intel Pentium G640
2.8 GHz (2 cores)
721
 
Intel Core i3-2370M
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
717
 
Intel Pentium G645
2.9 GHz (2 cores)
705
 
Intel Celeron G540
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
696
 
Intel Core i5-2467M
1.6 GHz (2 cores)
693
 
Intel Pentium B970
2.3 GHz (2 cores)
659
 
Intel Core i3-2310M
2.1 GHz (2 cores)
658
 
Intel Pentium B980
2.4 GHz (2 cores)
653
 
Intel Core i3-2328M
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
641
 
Intel Pentium G645T
2.5 GHz (2 cores)
563
 
Intel Pentium B960
2.2 GHz (2 cores)
539
 
Intel Celeron B830
1.8 GHz (2 cores)
530
 
Intel Core i3-2375M
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
513
 
Intel Core i3-2367M
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
502
 
Intel Pentium B950
2.1 GHz (2 cores)
490
 
Intel Celeron B815
1.6 GHz (2 cores)
450
 
Intel Pentium B940
2.0 GHz (2 cores)
447
 
Intel Celeron B800
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
447
 
Intel Celeron 877
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
418
 
Intel Celeron 887
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
417
 
Intel Core i3-2365M
1.4 GHz (2 cores)
388
 
Intel Celeron B820
1.7 GHz (2 cores)
372
 
Intel Pentium 987
1.5 GHz (2 cores)
332
 
Intel Celeron 847
1.1 GHz (2 cores)
265