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Intel logo Core i5-2540M
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Intel logo Core i7-940XM

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General information Core i5-2540M Core i7-940XM
Launched Q4 2010 Q3 2010
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket BGA1023 PGA988
Clock 2.6 GHz 0 % 2.1 GHz 19.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 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 i5-2540M Core i7-940XM
Overall Score 35124 0 % 34425 2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 1522 0 % 1404 7.8 %
Single Thread Score 1393.2 0 % 1094 21.5 %
Encrypting Data 3485.8 MB/s 0 % 3219.5 MB/s 7.6 %
Compressing Data 36.2 MB/s 18.3 % 44.3 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 5653.7 thousand/s 8.4 % 6170.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 12 millions/s 40.7 % 20.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8548.4 millions/s 30.2 % 12251.6 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 3271.7 millions/s 39.6 % 5414.3 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 i7-940XM.

Average frames per second Core i5-2540M Core i7-940XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 59.0 FPS 57.0 FPS
High settings 94.4 FPS 91.2 FPS
Medium settings 118.1 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 147.6 FPS 142.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.4 %

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 i7-940XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.5 FPS 111.2 FPS
High settings 179.9 FPS 177.9 FPS
Medium settings 224.9 FPS 222.4 FPS
Low settings 281.2 FPS 278.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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