Intel Mobile CPU v6.3.6-M
Intel Core i5-540M Processor
Benchmarks
Total score 1,227 / 10,000, rank 1817 of 2125.
Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($269, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.
| Category | Score | Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-thread | 1,866 | 1,130 points | |
| Multi-thread | 102 | 1,793 points | |
| 3D renderingestimated | 61 | ||
| Gamingestimated | 1,529 |
Sources: PassMark (Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz, 1257 samples)
Metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Core |
| Intel name | Intel Core i5-540M Processor |
| Processor number | i5-540M |
| Codename | Arrandale |
| Generation | 1st generation Core |
| Microarchitecture | Nehalem / Westmere |
| Performance class | Core i5 |
| Segment | Mobile |
| Released | 2010-Q12010 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Cores | 2 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.53 GHz |
| Max clock | 3.07 GHz |
| Cache | 3 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Bus | 2.5 GT/s |
| TDP | 35 W |
| Lithography (as published) | 32 nm |
| Max memory | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| PCIe revision | 2.0 |
| PCIe lanes | 16 |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max clock | 766 MHz |
| Max CPUs per system | 1 |
| Transistors | 382 million |
| Die size | 81 mm2 |
| Instruction set | 64-bit |
| Socket | BGA1288. PGA988 |
| Memory | DDR3 800/1066DDR3 |
| Recommended price | $269 |
| Instruction sets | |
| Features | |
| Source | Intel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset) |
Uses (dependencies)
- lithography: Intel Lithography
v14.0.0(32 nm) - simd: Intel SIMD
v0.0.1(MMX) - simd: Intel SIMD
v1.4.1(SSE4.2)
Used by (0)
Nothing depends on this version.
Other variants of this version
- Intel Mobile CPU
v6.3.6-UM(Core i5-540UM)
Known vulnerabilities and defects
- Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
- Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
- Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
- Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.
Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.
Changelog
Since the previous patch: Intel Mobile CPU v6.3.5-M (Core i5-520M)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from PGA988. BGA1288 to BGA1288. PGA988
Performance
- ~Total score 1226 → 1227 (+0%)
- ~Single-thread 1798 → 1866 (+4%)
- ~Multi-thread 99 → 102 (+3%)
- ~3D rendering 59 → 61 (+3%)
- ~Gaming 1474 → 1529 (+4%)
Specifications
- ~Base clock: 2.40 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- ~Max clock: 2.93 GHz → 3.07 GHz
- ~Max memory: 8.3 GB → 8 GB
- ~Recommended price: $210 → $269
Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel Mobile CPU v6.2.4-M (Core i3-390M)
Performance
- ~Total score 1201 → 1227 (+2%)
- ~Single-thread 1769 → 1866 (+5%)
- ~Multi-thread 75 → 102 (+36%)
- ~3D rendering 43 → 61 (+42%)
- ~Gaming 1335 → 1529 (+15%)
Features
- +VT-d
- +AES-NI
- +Trusted Execution Technology
- +vPro
Specifications
- ~Base clock: 2.66 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- +Max clock: 3.07 GHz
- ~Graphics max clock: 667 MHz → 766 MHz
- +Recommended price: $269
Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Mobile CPU v5.3.6 (Core2 Duo P9700)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from PGA478 to BGA1288. PGA988
Security
- !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
- !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)
Performance
- ~Total score 1146 → 1227 (+7%)
- ~Single-thread 1915 → 1866 (-3%)
- ~Multi-thread 66 → 102 (+55%)
- ~3D rendering 38 → 61 (+61%)
- ~Gaming 1361 → 1529 (+12%)
Components
Instruction sets
- +SSE4.2
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
- +VT-d
- +EPT
- +AES-NI
- +Physical Address Extension
- +vPro
Specifications
- ~Codename: Penryn → Arrandale
- ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem / Westmere
- +Threads: 4
- ~Base clock: 2.80 GHz → 2.53 GHz
- +Max clock: 3.07 GHz
- ~Cache: 6 MB L2 Cache → 3 MB Intel Smart Cache
- ~Bus: 1066 MHz → 2.5 GT/s
- ~TDP: 28 W → 35 W
- +Max memory: 8 GB
- +Memory channels: 2
- +PCIe revision: 2.0
- +PCIe lanes: 16
- +Graphics: Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
- +Graphics max clock: 766 MHz
- +Max CPUs per system: 1
- ~Transistors: 410 million → 382 million
- ~Die size: 107 mm2 → 81 mm2
- ~Recommended price: $348 → $269
Raw source data
Show all 59 fields
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CpuId | 43544 |
| CpuName | Intel Core i5-540M Processor |
| AESTech | Yes |
| BornOnDate | Q1'10 |
| Bus | 2.5 GT/s |
| Cache | 3 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| ClearVideoTechnology | Yes |
| ClockSpeed | 2.53 GHz |
| ClockSpeedMax | 3.07 GHz |
| CodeNameText | Products formerly Arrandale |
| CoreCount | 2 |
| CVTHD | Yes |
| DieSize | 81 mm2 |
| ECCMemory | No |
| EM64 | Yes |
| Embedded | No |
| ExecuteDisable | Yes |
| ExtendedPageTables | Yes |
| FastMemoryTechnology | Yes |
| FDI | Yes |
| FlexMemoryTechnology | Yes |
| GraphicsFreq | 500 MHz |
| GraphicsMaxFreq | 766 MHz |
| HaltState | Yes |
| HyperThreading | Yes |
| InstructionSet | 64-bit |
| InstructionSetExtensions | Intel SSE4.1. Intel SSE4.2 |
| LicenseRequired | No |
| Lithography | 32 nm |
| MarketSegment | Mobile |
| MaxCPUs | 1 |
| MaxMem | 8 GB |
| MaxMemoryBandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| MaxTDP | 35 W |
| MemoryTypes | DDR3 800/1066 |
| NumDisplaysSupported | 2 |
| NumMemoryChannels | 2 |
| NumPCIExpressPorts | 16 |
| PackageSize | rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm. BGA 34mmx28mm |
| PCIExpressConfigs | 1x16 |
| PCIExpressRevision | 2.0 |
| PhysicalAddressExtension | 36-bit |
| ProcessorGraphicsModelId | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| ProcessorNumber | i5-540M |
| ProductGroup | Legacy Intel Core Processors |
| ServicingStatus | End of Servicing Updates |
| SocketsSupported | BGA1288. PGA988 |
| SpeedstepTechnology | Yes |
| StatusCodeText | Discontinued |
| TBTVersion | 1.0 |
| ThermalJunctionRateCode | 105°C |
| ThermalMonitoring2Indicator | Yes |
| ThreadCount | 4 |
| TransistorCount | 382 million |
| TXT | Yes |
| VProTechnologyOptions | Intel vPro Platform |
| VTD | Yes |
| VTX | Yes |
| SourceUrl | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43544/intel-core-i5540m-processor-3m-cache-2-53-ghz.html |