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AMD Phenom II P960 Quad- vs Intel i5-2520M

The Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz is newer than AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. It is also significantly faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 5752 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core×Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeS1PGA988B
CPU ClassLaptopLaptop
Clockspeed1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.2 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)2 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP35W35W
Yearly Running Cost$6.39$6.39
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2011Q1 2011
# of Samples2125540
CPU Rank40653467
CPU Value41.966.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)738(-45.3%)1348(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1424(-36.5%)2243(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core
1,424
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
2,243
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core
41.9
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
66.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core
738
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
1,348
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Max TDP35W35W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.