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Intel has unveiled 11 new mobile processors for 2010 - five Core i7s, four Core i5s, and two Core i3s. The chief difference between these processors and their predecessors is the brand new architecture, which couples the 32nm processor and a 45nm integrated graphics controller on to a single chip.Click here for specs on Intel Core i5-540M CPUTo see how the new chips stack up, we tested a pre-production notebook provided by Asus, the K42F. It carries the 2.53GHz Core i5-540M processor, and sp...
32nm chip, integrated graphics controller, Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost, excellent HD streaming...
Gamers should still look for discrete graphics...
Intel's Core i5-540M CPU, with its integrated memory and graphics controllers, should lead to laptops that are smaller and have better battery life, without sacrificing performance...
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We put the Intel Core i5-540M mobile processor to the test. Intel has unveiled 11 new mobile processors for 2010 - five Core i7s, four Core i5s, and two Core i3s. The chief difference between these processors and their predecessors is the brand new...
There's a lot to like with the new Core i5-540M, and the Arrandale line. Vastly improved Intel integrated graphics will lead to smaller, lighter notebooks and netbooks, piping out HD content without sacrificing battery or processor performance. There&...
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With every new generation of PC processor comes high expectations.Being faster, more efficient and cheaper than the CPU before is pretty much par for the course. And yet with its latest dual-core mobile chip, the Core i5-540M, Intel has still managed t...
Monster mobile performance, Modest power consumption, Who needs quad-core?...
Very nearly nothing...
With every new generation of PC processor comes high expectations.Being faster, more efficient and cheaper than the CPU before is pretty much par for the course. And yet with its latest dual-core mobile chip, the Core i5-540M, Intel has still managed t...
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Intel has unveiled 11 new mobile processors for 2010 - five Core i7s, four Core i5s, and two Core i3s. The chief difference between these processors and their predecessors is the brand new architecture, which couples the 32nm processor and a 45nm inte...
There's a lot to like with the new Core i5-540M, and the Arrandale line. Vastly improved Intel integrated graphics will lead to smaller, lighter notebooks and netbooks, piping out HD content without sacrificing battery or processor performance. There'...
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Clarkdale is the desktop processor, but Arrandale is strictly for my notebooks. The architecture is the same as Clarkdale. You've got a 32nm Westmere core and a 45nm chipset on the same package:The two-chip solution does matter more for notebooks as it...
From the balanced notebook perspective, Arrandale is awesome. Battery life doesn't improve, but performance goes up tremendously. The end result is better performance for hopefully the same power consumption. If you're stuck with an aging laptop it's wort...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated: 2016-11-14 21:09:20
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The good news is that all of this integration adds up to not only a more efficient architecture from a cost and power standpoint, but also some really nice performance gains. We saw the new Core i5-540M surge past a 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, though its clock speed is almost 300MHz slower than the legacy chip. And Intel...
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The Core i5 was the second CPU from Intel to come with an integrated memory controller (the Core i7 was the first, while the Core i3 was the third), feature present on CPUs from AMD since the Athlon 64. Core i5 CPUs are based on the Core architecture...
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