Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs Intel Core i5-2540M

Intel Core i3-1005G1
Intel BGA1440MOBILE
1200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Aug 2019
Intel Core i3-1005G1
Intel Core i5-2540M
Intel Socket G2 (988B)MOBILE
2600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i5-2540M

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-1005G1

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2540M

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

Intel Core i3-1005G1

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-1005G1

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-2540M

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2540M

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
SSE4.1
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
Hyper-threading
Turbo Boost
Smart Cache.

Architecture

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
ArchitectureIntel_IcelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketMobilevsMobile
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameIce Lake-UvsSandy Bridge
Release DateAug 2019vsFeb 2011

Cores

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD GraphicsvsIntel HD 3000

Cache

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
SocketIntel BGA1440vsIntel Socket G2 (988B)
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-BGA1526vsrPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs149mm²
Process10 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-1005G1Intel Core i5-2540M
Cpu Frequency1200 MHzvs2600 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP25 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-1005G1
    4080 points
  • Intel Core i5-2540M
    2600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-1005G1
    3456 points
  • Intel Core i5-2540M
    5200 points

Points - higher is better