Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 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 i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

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) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 47.52

Overall Rank: 2567

Last Price Change: $52.02 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark

2472

Single Thread Rating: 1532
Samples: 8218*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,973
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,531 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,337 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,272 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	683.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	39,739 KBytes/Sec
Physics	252 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,629 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,532 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th 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 15th 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		21,080
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,918
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,875
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,813
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,472

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.19
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		47.52
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.76
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 15th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,086
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 i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		1,532

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2097589 - May 10 2024		2744
BL2097517 - May 09 2024		2411
BL5063734 - May 09 2024		2755
BL2095757 - May 07 2024		2071
BL2095673 - May 07 2024		2338

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz
As of 15th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,472
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,932 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,663 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,234 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,004 (-18.9%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,679 (-32.1%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,942 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,075 (-16.0%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,448 (-41.4%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,038 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,870 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,870 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,694 (+9.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,143
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,899
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,884
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,688
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,423
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,367
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,245
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,052
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,043
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		865

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

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