CPUs

Intel Core i5-2540M vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235UA Full Specs

2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz
12 Cores(2P+8M+2E)
14 Threads(4P+8M+2E)
2GHz
TDP
35W
TDP
15W
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
DDR3
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
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iGPU
iGPU
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249.6 GFLOPSFP32
··
4.2 TFLOPSFP16
Socket
Socket

Core i5-2540MCore i5-2540M534
x1
Core Ultra 5 235UACore Ultra 5 235UA-
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2 Cores
2P
-
-
12 Cores
2P
8M
2E
4 Threads
4P
-
-
14 Threads
4P
8M
2E

Base Clock
2.6GHz
Base Clock
2GHz
Boost Clock
3.3GHz
Boost Clock
4.9GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
32KB P
-
-
L1i
64KB P
64KB M
64KB E
L1d
32KB P
-
-
L1d
48KB P
32KB M
32KB E
L2
256KB P
-
-
L2
3MB P
8MB M shared
8MB E shared
L3
3MB
L3
36MB

Type
DDR3
Type
·
Max Memory
16GB
Max Memory
96GB
ECC
No
ECC
No
Channels
2
Channels
2
Bus Width
128-bit
Bus Width
128-bit
Speed
1333MT/s
Speed
8400MT/s
Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
134.4GB/s

TDP
35W
TDP
15W
cTDP-down
-
cTDP-down
12W
Peak Power
-
Peak Power
57W
Max Operating Temp
100°C Max
Max Operating Temp
110°C Max

Bus Type
DMI
Bus Type
-
Bus Config
4 lanes
Bus Config
-
Bus Speed
5GT/s
Bus Speed
-
Bus Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bus Bandwidth
-

PCIe
PCIe 2.0 x16
8GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x20
39.4GB/sBandwidth

iGPU
iGPU
Shaders
96
Shaders
512
Boost Clock
1.3GHz
Boost Clock
2.05GHz
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249.6 GFLOPSFP32
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4.2 TFLOPSFP16

NPU Model
-
NPU Model
AI Boost 3
NPU Cores
-
NPU Cores
2
Performance
-
Performance
13 TOPSINT8

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Core i5 2011 branding
Branding
Core Ultra 5 2023 branding
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-H-2Die
Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2Variant
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-
-
Codename
Arrow Lake-U
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Arrow Lake-U-2P-8EVariant
Redwood CoveP-Core
CrestmontM-Core
CrestmontE-Core
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
Feb 1, 2011
Release Date
Jul 31, 2025

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Other Foundries
-
Other Foundries
TSMCiGPU
TSMCIO
TSMCSoC
Fabrication Node
32nm
-
-
-
Fabrication Node
Intel 3
N5iGPU
N6IO
N6SoC
Die Size
149mm²
-
-
-
Die Size
-
23mm²iGPU
10mm²IO
100mm²SoC
Transistor Count
624 Million
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Density
4 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
-

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