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Core i5-2540M vs Ryzen 7 5700

Core i5-2540M vs Ryzen 7 5700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700 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 7 5700 is 4080 days newer than Core i5-2540M.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2540M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700

  • Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2540M - 234 vs 196 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2540M - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

196

84%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

234

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.58/FPS

100%

Price, $

$135

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $135 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 129 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

494

24%

Multi-Core

990

11%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2017

100%

Multi-Core

9080

100%

Intel Core i5-2540M

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5700

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Sandy BridgeCodenameNot Available
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
8
4Threads
16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-2540M or Ryzen 7 5700

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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