i5-540M vs Athlon II X4 610e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 610e
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.24
+9.7%
Core i5-540M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.13

Athlon II X4 610e outperforms Core i5-540M by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23182394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.613.05
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$257

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors300 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 610e 1.24
+9.7%
i5-540M 1.13

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 610e 1964
+9%
i5-540M 1802

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 610e 306
i5-540M 376
+22.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 610e 997
+38.5%
i5-540M 720

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 1.13
Recency 11 May 2010 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X4 610e has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-540M, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M.

Note that Athlon II X4 610e is a desktop processor while Core i5-540M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 610e and Core i5-540M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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