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Intel logo Core i5-540M
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Intel logo Core i5-520M

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General information Core i5-540M Core i5-520M
Launched Q1 2010 Q1 2010
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket BGA1288 BGA1288
Clock 2.5 GHz 0 % 2.4 GHz 4 %
Turbo Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 6.5 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 W 0 % 35 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-540M Core i5-520M
Overall Score 32979 0 % 32534 1.3 %
Future Proof 17 % 0 % 17 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1183 0 % 1120 5.3 %
Single Thread Score 1168.3 0 % 1097.5 6.1 %
Encrypting Data 2539.3 MB/s 0 % 2383.2 MB/s 6.1 %
Compressing Data 27.4 MB/s 0 % 26.4 MB/s 3.5 %
String objects sorting 3879.9 thousand/s 0 % 3712.7 thousand/s 4.3 %
Prime numbers generation 7.9 millions/s 0.2 % 7.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 7181.9 millions/s 0 % 6718.4 millions/s 6.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3092.8 millions/s 0 % 2893.7 millions/s 6.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-540M, Core i5-520M.

Average frames per second Core i5-540M Core i5-520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 52.5 FPS 51.2 FPS
High settings 84.0 FPS 81.9 FPS
Medium settings 105.0 FPS 102.3 FPS
Low settings 131.3 FPS 127.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.5 %

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 i5-540M Core i5-520M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.3 FPS 107.6 FPS
High settings 173.3 FPS 172.2 FPS
Medium settings 216.7 FPS 215.2 FPS
Low settings 270.8 FPS 269.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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