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Intel logo Core i5-2540M
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General information Core i5-2540M Core i3-3240
Launched Q4 2010 Q1 2012
Used in Mobile Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket BGA1023 LGA1155
Clock 2.6 GHz 23.5 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 W 36.4 % 55 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-2540M Core i3-3240
Overall Score 35124 0 % 34982 0.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 25 % 28 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1522 0 % 1497 1.6 %
Single Thread Score 1403 21.1 % 1778.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 3492.7 MB/s 0 % 3402.1 MB/s 2.6 %
Compressing Data 36.5 MB/s 19.8 % 45.5 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 5642.4 thousand/s 13.4 % 6512.1 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 11.9 millions/s 8.8 % 13.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8522.8 millions/s 16.7 % 10226.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3252.1 millions/s 38.9 % 5325.5 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2540M, Core i3-3240.

Average frames per second Core i5-2540M Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 59.0 FPS 58.7 FPS
High settings 94.4 FPS 93.9 FPS
Medium settings 118.1 FPS 117.3 FPS
Low settings 147.6 FPS 146.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-2540M Core i3-3240
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.5 FPS 112.2 FPS
High settings 180.0 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 225.0 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 281.2 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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