Turion II M540 vs i5-2540M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2160not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Turion II
Power efficiency4.03no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1023,PPGA988Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2011 10 September 2009
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

i5-2540M has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-2540M and Turion II M540. We've got no test results to judge.


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