Intel Core i5-540M Processor

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Core i5-540M is a mobile processor from Intel released on 7 January 2010, and it is in end-of-life production status now. It belongs to Core i5 family and has a Arrandale architecture. This processor is built on Intel Socket G1, and uses Gen 2 PCI express connection. 32 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 2 cores and 4 threads, with the base frequency of 2.533 GHz. It has DDR3 memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 64K (per core), L2 256K (per core) and L3 3MB (shared).

Learn more about Intel Core i5-540M:

Specifications

Vertical Segment
Mobile
Release date
7 January 2010
Production status
End-of-life
Generation
Core i5
Codename
Arrandale
Socket
Intel Socket G1
Total Cores
2
Total Threads
4
Frequency
2.533 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 3.073 GHz
Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
3MB (shared)
TDP
35 W

Physical Specifications

Socket
Intel Socket G1
Foundry
Intel
Process size
32 nm
Transistors
382 million
Die size
81 mm²
Package
rPGA

Performance

Frequency
2.533 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 3.073 GHz
Base clock
133 MHz
Multiplier
19.0x
Multiplier unlocked
No
TDP
35 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment
Mobile
Production status
End-of-life
Release date
7 January 2010
Codename
Arrandale
Generation
Core i5
Part
unknown
Memory support
DDR3
ECC memory
No
PCI Express
Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores
2
Total Threads
4
SMP # CPUs
1
Integrated graphics
N/A

Cache

Cache L1
64K (per core)
Cache L2
256K (per core)
Cache L3
3MB (shared)

Notes

Notes
177M GPU Transistors

Features & Technologies

  • MMX
  • SSE
  • SSE2
  • SSE3
  • SSSE3
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • EIST
  • Intel 64
  • XD bit
  • VT-x
  • VT-d
  • AES-NI
  • TXT
  • HTT
  • Smart Cache
  • Turbo Boost

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