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Intel logo Core i3-3250
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Intel logo Core i5-2540M

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General information Core i3-3250 Core i5-2540M
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 BGA1023
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 25.7 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 0 % 35 W 36.4 %
Performance Core i3-3250 Core i5-2540M
Overall Score 35444 0 % 35127 0.9 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 21 % 38.2 %
Benchmark Score 1578 0 % 1523 3.5 %
Single Thread Score 1822.3 0 % 1389 23.8 %
Encrypting Data 3599.6 MB/s 0 % 3479.7 MB/s 3.3 %
Compressing Data 48 MB/s 0 % 36.4 MB/s 24.2 %
String objects sorting 6729.2 thousand/s 0 % 5597.2 thousand/s 16.8 %
Prime numbers generation 14.1 millions/s 0 % 12.1 millions/s 14.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10654.2 millions/s 0 % 8524.8 millions/s 20 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5477.9 millions/s 0 % 3292.4 millions/s 39.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-3250, Core i5-2540M.

Average frames per second Core i3-3250 Core i5-2540M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.0 FPS 59.0 FPS
High settings 96.0 FPS 94.5 FPS
Medium settings 120.0 FPS 118.1 FPS
Low settings 150.0 FPS 147.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %

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 i3-3250 Core i5-2540M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.8 FPS 112.3 FPS
High settings 180.5 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 225.6 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 282.1 FPS 280.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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