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Intel logo Core i5-2520M
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Intel logo Core i7-940XM

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General information Core i5-2520M Core i7-940XM
Launched Q1 2011 Q3 2010
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket PGA988B PGA988
Clock 2.5 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 16 %
Turbo Clock 3.2 GHz 3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 2 50 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 W 36.4 % 55 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-2520M Core i7-940XM
Overall Score 34756 0 % 34508 0.7 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 20 % 13 %
Benchmark Score 1459 0 % 1418 2.8 %
Single Thread Score 1354.3 0 % 1085.3 19.9 %
Encrypting Data 3135.3 MB/s 0 % 3065.1 MB/s 2.2 %
Compressing Data 34.8 MB/s 21.6 % 44.4 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 5337.8 thousand/s 13.9 % 6201.3 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 11.1 millions/s 44.7 % 20 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8139.9 millions/s 33.9 % 12312.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3114.1 millions/s 42 % 5371.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2520M, Core i7-940XM.

Average frames per second Core i5-2520M Core i7-940XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.7 FPS 56.9 FPS
High settings 92.3 FPS 91.1 FPS
Medium settings 115.4 FPS 113.9 FPS
Low settings 144.2 FPS 142.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %

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 i5-2520M Core i7-940XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 111.5 FPS 111.1 FPS
High settings 178.4 FPS 177.7 FPS
Medium settings 223.0 FPS 222.2 FPS
Low settings 278.7 FPS 277.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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