Intel Core i5-4260U vs Intel Core i5-2540M Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 4 Threads 1.4GHz	2 Cores 4 Threads 2.6GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 35W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s DDR3L·LPDDR3	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s DDR3
iGPU HD 5000 1000MHz	iGPU HD 3000 1300MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 640 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 249.6 GFLOPSFP32
Socket BGA 1168	Socket PGA 988

Core Config

2 Cores	2 Cores
4 Threads	4 Threads

Clocks

Base Clock 1.4GHz	Base Clock 2.6GHz
Boost Clock 2.7GHz	Boost Clock 3.3GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB	L1i 32KB
L1d 32KB	L1d 32KB
L2 256KB	L2 256KB
L3 3MB	L3 3MB

Memory

Type DDR3L·LPDDR3	Type DDR3
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 16GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 1600MT/s	Speed 1333MT/s
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth 21.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1600MT/s UC·Spec·OC 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1333MT/s UC·Spec·OC 21.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 35W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x12 6GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 2.0 x16 8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU HD 5000 1000MHz	iGPU HD 3000 1300MHz
Shaders 320	Shaders 96
Boost Clock 1GHz	Boost Clock 1.3GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 640 GFLOPSFP32	Peak·FP32·FP16 249.6 GFLOPSFP32

Controller

Controller Model 8 Series LP+	Controller Model -
Codename Lynx Point-LP	Codename -
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Intel	Manufacturer Intel
ISA x86-64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Haswell	Architecture Sandy Bridge
Family Core 4th Gen	Family Core 2nd Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Haswell-ULT - Haswell-2C-GT3Variant	Codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge-H-2Die Sandy Bridge-2C-GT2Variant
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Apr 1, 2014	Release Date Feb 1, 2011

Fabrication

Foundry Intel	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries IntelPCH	Other Foundries -
Fabrication Node 22nm 22nmPCH	Fabrication Node 32nm -
Die Size 181mm² 52mm²PCH	Die Size 149mm² -
Transistor Count 1.3 Billion	Transistor Count 624 Million
Transistor Density 7 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 4 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Laptops MacBook Air 11(Early 2014)MacBook Air 13(Early 2014)	Laptops -
Desktops Mac mini(Late 2014)	Desktops -
All-in-Ones iMac 21.5(Mid 2014)	All-in-Ones -

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