Intel Core i5 540M

The Intel Core i5-540M is a mid-range dual core CPU for laptops and clocks (due to the Turbo Mode) from 2.53 to 3.06 GHz. Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westmere) micro-architecture. Hyperthreading enables the Dual Core CPU to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). Compared to the faster Core i7-620M, the 540M only has 3 MB Level 3 Cache and a lower clock speed.

A feature of the new Core i5-540M is the integrated graphics card called GMA HD and memory controller. Both are on a separate die that is still manufactured in 45nm whereas the CPU die is already manufactured in the new 32nm process.

The performance of the Core i5-540M is on average faster than a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo T9800 and in some benchmarks even faster than the fastest Core 2 Duo T9900 (e.g. 3DMark 06 CPU Score). Therefore, the Core i5-540M is a high end dual core cpu which should handle all daily work and gaming tasks. Only the quad core i7 CPUs can be noticeably faster at tasks that require four or more threads (e.g. rendering).

The 32nm cpu cores of the Westmere generation can also process some new instructions to accelerate AES encryptions.

The integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD (GMA HD) graphics card is known to be clocked up to 500-766 MHz and should be clearly faster than the old GMA 4500MHD. A GeForce 9400M (ION) should still be a faster (especially as Nvidia and ATI cards have a better driver support than Intel up to now). According to rumors, the GMA core will also use the Turbo Mode regulate the clock speed.

The power consumption of 35 Watt TDP (max.) counts for the whole package and therefore it is clearly better than the 35 Watt TDP of the Core 2 Duo T-series (CPU alone). Due to the Turbo Boost, the Core i5 is likely to use the whole TDP of 35 Watt under load and therefore can use more power than a similar specified Core 2 Duo. In Idle mode, the i5 uses clearly less power than the Core 2 Duo CPUs.

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:

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min: 2643     avg: 2813.9 (33%)     max: 2905 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	2643
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	2722
EliteBook 8540p	4096 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 ForceWare 188.12	2772
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			2796
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	2816
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	2836
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	2884
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	2902
	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics		15.16.4.64.2008	2905
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ThinkPad T510	2048 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB ForceWare 188.25	2863

C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -93%

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Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2x 3.2GHz -5%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -4%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -3%

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -3%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -2%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -2%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T9900 2x 3.1GHz -1%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz 1%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 1%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 3%

Phenom II X4 N930 4x 2GHz 3%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 4%

Phenom II X4 N950 4x 2.1GHz 6%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 7%

Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz 8%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 198%

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Super Pi 1M:

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min: 15     avg: 15 (3%)     max: 15 Seconds

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	15
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	15
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	15
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	15
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			15

Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -35%

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Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -7%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz -7%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 820QM 4x 1.7 - 3.1GHz -7%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz -6%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -4%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz -3%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz -3%

Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz 0%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9900 2x 3.1GHz 2%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 5%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 7%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz 7%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 7%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz 8%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 2987%

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Super Pi 2M:

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min: 35     avg: 36.2 (2%)     max: 37 Seconds

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	35
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	36
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			36
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	37
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	37

Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -40%

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Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz -10%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz -9%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -7%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz -7%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz -6%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -4%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -3%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 0%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9900 2x 3.1GHz 2%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz 5%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz 5%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz 6%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 8%

Core i5 2537M 2x 1.4 - 2.3GHz 8%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz 9%

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Celeron Dual-Core T1400 2x 1.7GHz 6364%

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Super Pi 32M:

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min: 822     avg: 847.6 (4%)     max: 867 Seconds

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	822
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	848
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	850
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			851
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	867

Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -36%

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Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -10%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -9%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz -8%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz -7%

Core i7 (Desktop) 920 4x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -7%

Core i7 820QM 4x 1.7 - 3.1GHz -7%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -5%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -4%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 1%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 2%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 4%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz 6%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz 7%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz 8%

Pentium B960 2x 2.2GHz 8%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 8%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz 9%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 2556%

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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):

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min: 32820     avg: 34952.5 (17%)     max: 40000 MIPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	32820
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	33050
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	33940
	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics		15.16.4.64.2008	40000

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -98%

...

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz -13%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -11%

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2x 3.2GHz -10%

Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz -8%

Core i3 370M 2x 2.4GHz -7%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz -7%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -6%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz -6%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 2467M 2x 1.6 - 2.3GHz 4%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 5%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 9%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 10%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 10%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 12%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz 12%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 4x 2.4GHz 13%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz 16%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 436%

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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):

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min: 26630     avg: 27545.8 (21%)     max: 29923 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	26630
	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics		15.16.4.64.2008	26650
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	26980
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	29923

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -99%

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Phenom II X4 N950 4x 2.1GHz -12%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz -11%

Core i7 620LM 2x 2 - 2.8GHz -11%

Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz -8%

Core i3 370M 2x 2.4GHz -8%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz -6%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz -2%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 2%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 3%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz 4%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 4x 2.3GHz 4%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz 6%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 4x 2.4GHz 6%

Core i7 2620M 2x 2.7 - 3.4GHz 7%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 8%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 370%

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PCMark 05: Standard 1024x768

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min: 6030     avg: 6498.5 (41%)     max: 6967 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	6030
ThinkPad T510	2048 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB ForceWare 188.25	6967

Atom Z520 1x 1.3GHz -85%

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Core 2 Duo T9300 2x 2.5GHz -12%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz -12%

Core 2 Duo T9400 2x 2.5GHz -9%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz -4%

A-Series A8-3500M 4x 1.5 - 2.4GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2x 2.6GHz -3%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz -2%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -2%

Core i5 540M

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz 4%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 5%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 6%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 7%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 7%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 10%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 980X EE 6x 3.3 - 3.6GHz 145%

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PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768

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min: 5038     avg: 5834.3 (29%)     max: 6482 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	5038
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			5575
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	5749
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	5863
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	6299
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	6482

Atom Z530 1x 1.6GHz -82%

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Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -8%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz -8%

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz -7%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz -6%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz -6%

A-Series A6-3410MX 4x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -4%

Core i3 2367M 2x 1.4GHz -3%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo SP9600 2x 2.5GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz 7%

Core i7 820QM 4x 1.7 - 3.1GHz 7%

Core i5 2430M 2x 2.4 - 3GHz 9%

Core i7 840QM 4x 1.9 - 3.2GHz 9%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 11%

Core i7 2635QM 4x 2 - 2.9GHz 11%

Core i5 2450M 2x 2.5 - 3.1GHz 13%

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Core i7 2760QM 4x 2.4 - 3.5GHz 169%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit

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min: 3061     avg: 3140.8 (62%)     max: 3214 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	3061
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	3102
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	3120
EliteBook 8540p	4096 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 ForceWare 188.12	3124
ThinkPad T510	2048 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB ForceWare 188.25	3141
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	3179
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			3185
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	3214

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -96%

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Core 2 Duo P9600 2x 2.7GHz -5%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz -3%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz -1%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 4x 2.8GHz -1%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz -1%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 4x 2.5GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Core 2 Extreme X9000 2x 2.8GHz 2%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9600 2x 2.8GHz 2%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz 6%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2x 2.8GHz 6%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 7%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 9%

Core i7 840QM 4x 1.9 - 3.2GHz 9%

Core i7 820QM 4x 1.7 - 3.1GHz 10%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 60%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

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min: 6545     avg: 6950.4 (25%)     max: 7211 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	6545
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	6717
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			6874
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	7028
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	7033
EliteBook 8540p	4096 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 ForceWare 188.12	7034
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	7161
ThinkPad T510	2048 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB ForceWare 188.25	7211

Atom Z670 1x 1.5GHz -91%

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Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -6%

Phenom II X4 N950 4x 2.1GHz -6%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -4%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -4%

Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T9800 2x 2.9GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T9900 2x 3.1GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Phenom II X4 X920 BE 4x 2.3GHz 1%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 2%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz 5%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 7%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 8%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 9%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 11%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 13%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 291%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

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min: 7844     avg: 8348.8 (25%)     max: 8600 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	7844
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	8315
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			8408
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	8577
	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics		15.16.4.64.2008	8600

C-Series C-50 2x 1GHz -84%

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Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz -8%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -6%

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -6%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz -6%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -3%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -3%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 0%

Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Phenom II X4 X920 BE 4x 2.3GHz 0%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 1%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 3%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 4%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 5%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 6%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 10%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 13%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 289%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

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min: 3237     avg: 3785.2 (60%)     max: 3991 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	3237
	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics		15.16.4.64.2008	3800
MB6	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			3938
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	3960
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	3991

C-Series C-50 2x 1GHz -81%

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Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -9%

Core i5 2467M 2x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -7%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -7%

Pentium B960 2x 2.2GHz -7%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -6%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz -4%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i5 2537M 2x 1.4 - 2.3GHz -4%

Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz -3%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 1%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 4%

Core i7 820QM 4x 1.7 - 3.1GHz 4%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 8%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 9%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 9%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz 9%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 65%

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3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024

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min: 7801     avg: 7897.2 (21%)     max: 7994 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	7801
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	7842
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	7904
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	7945
HP Envy 15	4096 MB	Mobility Radeon HD 5830		DDR3 8.681	7994

Atom N450 1x 1.7GHz -90%

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Phenom II X4 N970 4x 2.2GHz -8%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz -6%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -5%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -5%

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz -4%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz -3%

Phenom II X4 X920 BE 4x 2.3GHz -3%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz -2%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz -2%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 4%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 6%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 7%

Core i7 640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 14%

Core i5 2520M 2x 2.5 - 3.2GHz 15%

A-Series (Desktop) A8-3850 4x 2.9GHz 20%

Core i5 2430M 2x 2.4 - 3GHz 24%

Core i5 2540M 2x 2.6 - 3.3GHz 26%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 31%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 366%

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wPrime 2.0x: 32m

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min: 18.1     avg: 23.5 (5%)     max: 42.5 seconds

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	18.1
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	18.4
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	18.6
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	19.9
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	42.5

Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -78%

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Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -17%

Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz -15%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -15%

Core i3 370M 2x 2.4GHz -8%

A-Series A6-3410MX 4x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -6%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz -4%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -4%

Phenom II X3 N850 3x 2.2GHz 0%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz 0%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz 0%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 1%

Core i7 640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 2%

Phenom II X4 P920 4x 1.6GHz 2%

Phenom II X4 P960 4x 1.8GHz 2%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz 3%

A-Series A8-3500M 4x 1.5 - 2.4GHz 3%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz 4%

Phenom II X3 N830 3x 2.1GHz 5%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1049%

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wPrime 2.0x: 1024m

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min: 569     avg: 740 (9%)     max: 1352 seconds

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	569
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	575.8
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	576.8
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	626.4
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	1352

Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz -79%

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Core i5 2410M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz -15%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz -15%

Core i3 370M 2x 2.4GHz -9%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -8%

A-Series A6-3410MX 4x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -7%

Phenom II X4 P960 4x 1.8GHz -5%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz -2%

Core i7 740QM 4x 1.7 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Phenom II X3 N850 3x 2.2GHz 1%

A-Series A8-3500M 4x 1.5 - 2.4GHz 3%

Phenom II X4 P920 4x 1.6GHz 4%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz 4%

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 4%

Core i7 640M 2x 2.8 - 3.5GHz 4%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz 6%

Core i7 920XM 4x 2 - 3.2GHz 7%

Phenom II X3 N830 3x 2.1GHz 7%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1043%

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Windows 7 Experience Index: Processor

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min: 5.2     avg: 6.4 (82%)     max: 6.8 points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	5.2
EliteBook 2740p	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	766 / MHz	shared memory igdumdx32 8.15.10.2057 / Win7	6.4
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	6.8
Latitude E4310	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics			6.6
EliteBook 8540p	2048 MB	Quadro NVS 5100M	550 / 790MHz	1024MB DDR3 8.17.11.9805 - nVidia Forceware 198.05	6.6
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	6.8

Athlon Neo MV-40 1x 1.6GHz -64%

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Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz -6%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz -4%

Phenom II X3 N830 3x 2.1GHz -4%

Phenom II X3 N850 3x 2.2GHz -3%

Phenom II X4 P920 4x 1.6GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz -2%

Core i5 2467M 2x 1.6 - 2.3GHz -1%

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz -1%

Core i5 540M

Core i3 2310M 2x 2.1GHz 1%

Core i7 640LM 2x 2.1 - 2.9GHz 2%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz 2%

A-Series A8-3500M 4x 1.5 - 2.4GHz 3%

Core i7 2657M 2x 1.6 - 2.7GHz 3%

A-Series A6-3410MX 4x 1.6 - 2.3GHz 3%

Phenom II X4 P960 4x 1.8GHz 3%

A-Series A6-3400M 4x 1.4 - 2.3GHz 3%

Core i5 430M 2x 2.3 - 2.5GHz 3%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 990X EE 6x 3.5 - 3.7GHz 22%

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Cinebench R11.5: CPU 64Bit

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min: 2.16     avg: 2.2 (21%)     max: 2.29 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	575 / 790MHz	1024MB 189.79	2.29
ThinkPad X201	4096 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics	500 / MHz	shared memory igdumd64 8.15.10.2008/Win7 64	2.21
MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04	4096 MB	GeForce GT 330M	500 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 196.21	2.2
ThinkPad T410s NUHFWPB	4096 MB	NVS 3100M	606 / 790MHz	512MB dodatkowo Intel GMA HD ForceWare 188.98	2.16

Atom N450 1x 1.7GHz -89%

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Phenom II X4 P960 4x 1.8GHz -9%

A-Series A8-3520M 4x 1.6 - 2.5GHz -7%

Core i7 2617M 2x 1.5 - 2.6GHz -5%

Core i3 380M 2x 2.5GHz -5%

Core i3 2330M 2x 2.2GHz -4%

Core i5 450M 2x 2.4 - 2.7GHz -4%

Core i7 2677M 2x 1.8 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i5 520M 2x 2.4 - 2.9GHz -4%

Core i3 390M 2x 2.7GHz -2%

Core i5 540M

Core i5 2557M 2x 1.7 - 2.7GHz 0%

Core i5 460M 2x 2.5 - 2.8GHz 1%

Phenom II X4 N930 4x 2GHz 3%

Core i5 480M 2x 2.7 - 2.9GHz 3%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 7%

Core i7 620M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 8%

Core i5 560M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 8%

Core i5 2415M 2x 2.3 - 2.9GHz 9%

Core i5 580M 2x 2.7 - 3.3GHz 11%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 375%

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Reviews for the Intel Core i5 540M processor

Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, 17.0")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04 Notebook - Review
» Apple MacBook Pro 17 inch 2010-04 - External Review

Asus K42F (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, 14.0")
» Asus K42F - External Review

Asus K42JV-VX054V (NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M, 14.0")
» Asus K42JV-VX054V - External Review

Asus N53jf (NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M, 15.6")
» Asus N53jf - External Review

Asus N73Jg (NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M, 17.3")
» Asus N73Jg - External Review

Asus U43j (NVIDIA GeForce 310M, 14.0")
» Asus U43j - External Review

Dell Latitude E4310 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, 13.3")
» Dell Latitude E4310 Short Review - Review
» Dell Latitude E4310 - External Review

HP EliteBook 2740p (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, 12.1")
» Review HP EliteBook 2740p Notebook - Review
» HP EliteBook 2740p - External Review

HP EliteBook 8440p-WL653PA (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, 14.0")
» HP EliteBook 8440p-WL653PA - External Review

HP EliteBook 8540p (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M, 15.6")
» Review HP EliteBook 8540p Notebook - Review
» HP EliteBook 8540p - External Review
» HP EliteBook 8540p - External Review

HP EliteBook 8540w-WD928EA (NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M, 15.6")
» HP EliteBook 8540w-WD928EA - External Review

Lenovo Ideapad G560 (NVIDIA GeForce 310M, 15.6")
» Lenovo Ideapad G560 - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad X201 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, 12.1")
» Review Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Notebook - Review
» Lenovo ThinkPad X201 - External Review

Packard Bell EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR (NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, 15.6")
» Review Packard Bell EasyNote TX86 540M Notebook - Review
» Packard Bell EasyNote TX86-JO-025FR - External Review

Packard Bell Easynote TX86-MS2300 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, 15.6")
» Packard Bell Easynote TX86-MS2300 - External Review

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