Intel Core i5-540M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T7100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-540M and Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-540M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1159 vs 688
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1808 vs 604
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 432 vs 241
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 922 vs 388
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 January 2010 vs 9 May 2007
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.07 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1159 vs 688
PassMark - CPU mark 1808 vs 604
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 432 vs 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 922 vs 388

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T7100

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-540M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1159
688
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1808
604
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
432
241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
922
388
Name Intel Core i5-540M Intel Core 2 Duo T7100
PassMark - Single thread mark 1159 688
PassMark - CPU mark 1808 604
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 432 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 922 388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 24.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.984

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-540M Intel Core 2 Duo T7100

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Merom
Launch date 4 January 2010 9 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $257 $197
Place in performance rating 3045 3038
Price now $189.95 $21.99
Processor Number i5-540M T7100
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.80 13.62
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.53 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 81 mm2 143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.07 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 382 million 291 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported BGA1288, PGA988 PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

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