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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz 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.

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 61.41

Overall Rank: 2115

Last Price Change: $55.34 USD (2020-05-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
3399

Single Thread Rating: 1645
Samples: 246*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,620
Thread: 1,826

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math11,717 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,031 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,295 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption848.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression55,334 KBytes/Sec
Physics311 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,678 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,645 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,383
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,371
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,658
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,582
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,913
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,331
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,772
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,394
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,182
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,399
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
212.86
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.10
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.20
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.19
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.74
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
61.41
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.44
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,639
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,175
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,840
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,568
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
1,645
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2060420 - Mar 24 2024
3580
BL2039446 - Mar 02 2024
3631
BL5057140 - Feb 14 2024
3647
BL5056928 - Feb 09 2024
3795
BL1980883 - Dec 28 2023
3620
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,399
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,121 (+21.3%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,846 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,631 (+6.8%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,436 (+1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,413 (+0.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,388 (-0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,172 (-6.7%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,207 (+23.8%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,727 (-19.8%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,596 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,060 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,869 (+13.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,866
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,408
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,182
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,797
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,548
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
752