Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 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 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 17.15

Overall Rank: 3031

Last Price Change: $100.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

1715

Single Thread Rating: 1090
Samples: 3011*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,304
Thread: 1,070

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	6,695 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,917 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,706 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	636.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,083 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	738 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,090 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$100.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Latitude E6510 15.6 inch Laptop Computer Core i5-520M 250GB HD 4GB RAM	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook WJ681AW Notebook - Core i5 i5-520M 2.4GHz - 14-Inch - 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 250 GB HDD - DVD-Writer - Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 7 Professional	$1849.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th 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		21,079
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,611
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,918
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,874
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,812
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,715

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.18
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.75
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		17.15
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 18th 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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,090

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101738 - May 15 2024		1810
BL2093100 - May 03 2024		1809
BL2092272 - May 03 2024		1970
BL2088137 - Apr 27 2024		1963
BL2086606 - Apr 25 2024		1098

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,715
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,038 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,906 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,319 (-23.1%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,587 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,951 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,653 (-3.6%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,614 (-5.9%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,584 (-7.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,579 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i3-350M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,081 (-37.0%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,422 (+41.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,354 (+37.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,155
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,902
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,882
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,688
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,422
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,396
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,247
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,190
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,045
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,043
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		564

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

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