Mini Review
Intel Core i5-540M (BGA) advantages
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Intel Core i5-560M (PGA988) advantages
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i5-540M vs i5-560M estimated performance
| The charts below illustrate performance of Core i5-540M (BGA) and Core i5-560M (PGA988) microprocessors. Results for Core i5-560M (PGA988) were determined based on a number of tests. Performance numbers for Core i5-540M (BGA) were approximated from test results of other CPUs with similar core and microarchitecture. Please note that the approximation has greater error of margin than results obtained using real-world benchmarks. Also, this is an averaged performance, and the shown results may differ from results, that you may receive in individual tests. | |
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i5-540M vs i5-560M specifications comparison
The graphs below show the difference between Intel i5-540M and Core i5-560M (PGA988) most important characteristics. These features, together with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a CPU performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph displays the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of additional threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, while lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. Although the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.
Higher is better |
Higher is better |
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Higher is better |
Lower is better |
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Detailed side by side comparison of Core i5-540M (BGA) vs i5-560M specs can be found in the Specifications section below. Even more detailed comparison of internal features of both microprocessors you will find in the CPUIDs section.
Pros and Cons summary
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Similar processors
| Core i5-540M (BGA) | Core i5-560M (PGA988) | |
Similar CPUs use the same socket and architecture as i5-540M and Core i5-560M (PGA988), however their performance and other characteristics are a bit different.