Intel Core i5-2540M CPU Processor Technology Reviews

Intel Corporation finally made available the most improved Intel Core i5-2540M processor with clock speed of 2.6 GHz. The Intel Core i5-2540M CPU for laptop computers can turn up the notch at 3.1 GHz with its Turbo boost technology.

Moreover, this Intel Core i5-2540M chipset is a family of second generation dual core processor for mobile computers based on the Sandy Bridge architecture and features Hyper Treading technology to handle 4 threads at once that increases the processor performance by 20%.

Also, the Intel Core i5-2540M offers a smaller level 3 cache of 3 MB, 512 kB level 2 cache and 128 kB level 1 cache.  For additional information. the Sandy Bridge architecture is the successor of the Arrandale architecture and the most remarkable improvements of this architecture is the improved Turbo Boost 2.0 and the integration of the graphics and memory controller into the 32nm CPU core. This Sandy Bridge architecture is the equivalent of the APU technology introduced by the AMD or Advanced Micro Devices.

Furthermore, the Intel Core i5-2540M dual core processor has 35 Watt TDP; this includes the integrated GPU and memory controller. The Intel Core I5-2540M has a PassMark Rating of 3862.