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: 28.03

Overall Rank: 2780

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

Average CPU Mark

2075

Single Thread Rating: 1284
Samples: 4494*
*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	7,735 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,972 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,917 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	603.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,959 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 18th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,089
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,636
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,574
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,067
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,934
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,889
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,075

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		28.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 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		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,665
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435
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
BL2078107 - Apr 14 2024		2428
BL2076206 - Apr 12 2024		2122
BL2075180 - Apr 11 2024		2334
BL2073550 - Apr 09 2024		2474
BL2069232 - Apr 04 2024		2348

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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,075
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,930 (-7.0%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,676 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,009 (-3.2%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,614 (-22.2%)
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		2,235 (+7.7%)
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		1,901 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,471 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,470 (+19.0%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,410 (-32.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,033 (-2.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,090
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,886
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,844
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,750
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,699
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,412
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		6,136
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,028
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,957
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		743

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

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