Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 28.04

Overall Rank: 2803

Last Price Change: $74.02 USD (2022-11-07)

Average CPU Mark

2076

Single Thread Rating: 1284
Samples: 4500*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,442
Thread: 1,391

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	7,733 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,973 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,919 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	604.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,979 KBytes/Sec
Physics	219 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,388 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,284 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,083
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,619
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,576
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,467
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,919
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,876
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,814
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,076

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.76
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		28.04
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,950
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,433
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		1,284

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2095357 - May 07 2024		2133
BL2094928 - May 06 2024		944
BL2092931 - May 03 2024		2430
BL2088334 - Apr 27 2024		2470
BL2084880 - Apr 23 2024 [Excluded]		1186

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,076
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,932 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,462 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,009 (-3.2%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,038 (-1.8%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,614 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,354 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,234 (+7.6%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,678 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,636 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,902 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,472 (+19.1%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,410 (-32.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,163
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,003
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,951
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,884
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,684
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,367
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,254
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,084
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,040
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		743

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