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Core i5-2540M vs Core i7-940

Core i5-2540M vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2540M outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2540M is 806 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2540M

  • Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-940 - 123 vs 122 FPS
  • Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 35 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2540M - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

122

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€49

100%

Value Winner

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Buy for 49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

494

100%

Multi-Core

990

64%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

90%

Multi-Core

1532

100%

Intel Core i5-2540M Logo

Intel Core i5-2540M

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Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Feb 1st, 2011
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1366
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
35 W
TDP130 W
32 nm
Process Size45 nm
26.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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