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Core i5-2540M vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-2540M vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-2540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3078 days newer than Core i5-2540M.

Advantages of Core i5-2540M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 27% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-2540M - 224 vs 176 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2540M - 12 vs 4 threads
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

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Intel Core i5-2540M Logo
Core i5-2540M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

176

79%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

224

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 82.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7 minutes ago

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-2540M Logo
Core i5-2540M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2540M Logo
Core i5-2540M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

494

31%

Multi-Core

990

14%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-2540M Logo

Core i5-2540M

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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