Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 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.
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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 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) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 34.36

Overall Rank: 2715

Last Price Change: $65.00 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark

2234

Single Thread Rating: 1356
Samples: 5093*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,679
Thread: 1,493

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,184 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,134 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,302 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	655.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,507 KBytes/Sec
Physics	228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,513 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,356 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,083
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,040
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,920
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,876
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,816
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		2,234

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.20
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		34.36
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.77
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 11th 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 i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		1,356

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2093411 - May 04 2024		2526
BL2093153 - May 04 2024		1483
BL5063129 - May 01 2024		2662
BL2090183 - Apr 30 2024		2489
BL2090002 - Apr 30 2024		258

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		2,234
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,354 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,942 (-13.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,932 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,902 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,472 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,462 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,076 (-7.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,038 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,009 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,695 (+20.7%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,410 (-36.9%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,319 (-40.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,165
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		6,685
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,538
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,254
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,084
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,035
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		777

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