Intel Core i5-2537M
The Intel Core i5-2537M is power efficient ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) processor for thin and light laptops. The base frequency of 1.4 GHz is relatively low, but due to Turbo Boost 2.0, the CPU may clock up to 2.3 GHz (one core loaded, 2GHz with both cores loaded). However, this is depending on the cooling and power consumption of the laptop. Due to HyperThreading, the i5-2537M is able to handle 4 threads in parallel.
Sandy Bridge is the evolutionary successor of the Arrandale architecture. The most noteable improvements is the improved Turbo 2.0 and the integration of the graphics card into the 32nm CPU core.
The integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 clocked at 350 or 900MHz (Turbo Boost). Due to the slower clock rate, compared to other HD Graphics 3000 (usually 650-1100/1300MHz in non LV processors), the performance should be noticeable lower.
The performance of the CPU should be a bit higher than a similar clocked Arrandale Core i5. Therefore, the performance should be similar to a Core i7-680UM / Core i3-330M .
The TDP of 17W (includes the integrated GPU and memory controller) allows the use of the 2537M CPU in small subnotebooks.
Series Intel Core i5 Codename Sandy Bridge Series: Core i5 Sandy Bridge Clock Rate 1400 - 2300 MHz Level 1 Cache 128 KB Level 2 Cache 512 KB Level 3 Cache 3 MB Number of Cores / Threads 2 / 4 Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 17 Watt Transistor Count 624 Million Manufacturing Technology 32 nm Die Size 149 mm2 Max. Temperature 100 °C Socket BGA1023 Features HD Graphics 3000 (350-900MHz), DDR3-1066/1333 Memory Controller (max 8GB), HyperThreading, AVX, Quick Sync, Virtualization GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000 (350 - 900 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Starting Price $250 U.S. Announcement Date 01/03/2011 Product Link (external) Intel Core i5 2537M
Benchmarks Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
1.7 Points (4%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
0.9 Points (45%)
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
min: 2808 avg: 2814 median: 2814 (29%) max: 2820 Points
AMD Geode LX 800 -95%
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 -3%
Intel Core i5-2537M
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
min: 4157 avg: 5329.7 median: 5903 (9%) max: 5929 Points
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 4157
Samsung 530U4C-S02 GeForce GT 620M 8096 MB 1024MB 5903
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 5929
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
min: 5127 avg: 6200.5 median: 6200 (8%) max: 7274 Points
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 4%
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
min: 3577 avg: 3608.5 median: 3608 (35%) max: 3640 Points
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Intel Core i5-2537M
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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *
min: 791 avg: 974.9 median: 974 (12%) max: 1158 seconds
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 791.7
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 1158
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 768%
min: 24 avg: 24.9 median: 24 (5%) max: 25 seconds
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 24.8
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 25
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min: 1696 avg: 2182.3 median: 2400 (16%) max: 2451 Points
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 1696
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 2400
Samsung 530U4C-S02 GeForce GT 620M 8096 MB 1024MB 2451
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AMD Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 -2%
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
17.2 Seconds (4%)
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 17
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 17.331
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Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 -1%
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6850 0%
Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 3%
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 2597%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
39 Seconds (2%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *
993 Seconds (4%)
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 2167%
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
23500 MFLOPS (18%)
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 23500
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Processor
min: 3 avg: 5 median: 5 (71%) max: 6 points
Samsung 530U4C-S02 GeForce GT 620M 8096 MB 1024MB 3.4
Lenovo ThinkPad X220 4290-RB1 HD Graphics 3000 4096MB 5.4
Samsung 900X3A HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 8.15.10.2266 6.3
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3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
20010 Points (28%)
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Intel Core i7-960 -3%
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
2803 points (14%)
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Reviews for the Intel Core i5 2537M processor
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Lenovo ThinkPad X220-4290-RB1 (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 12.5")
» Lenovo ThinkPad X220-4290-RB1 - External Review
Samsung 530U4C-S02 (NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M, 14")
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Samsung 900X3A (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
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Samsung 900X3A-A01DE (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
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Samsung 900X3A-A01FR (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, 13.3")
» Samsung 900X3A-A01FR - External Review
Samsung 900X3A-A01UK (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
» Samsung 900X3A-A01UK - External Review
Samsung 900X3A-A02CA (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
» Samsung 900X3A-A02CA - External Review
Samsung 900X3A-B01UB (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
» Samsung 900X3A-B01UB - External Review
Samsung 900X3D-A01US (Intel HD Graphics 3000, 13.3")
» Samsung 900X3D-A01US - External Review
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