Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron M 520 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PPGA478

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 1

Typical TDP: 30 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 1024 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz, Intel Celeron M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5505th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
4852nd fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
1467th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

239

Single Thread Rating

505

^%
Samples: 68*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 436
Thread: 564

^%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	959 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	520 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	681 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	70.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	5,418 KBytes/Sec
Physics	33 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	89 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	505 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,262
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,755
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,479
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz		239

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.28
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz		505

Last 3 Baselines for Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5057648 - Feb 24 2024		312
BL1463488 - Nov 01 2021		190
BL1320178 - Nov 10 2020		213

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz		239
AMD Sempron SI-42 vs Intel Celeron M 520		245 (+2.3%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3300+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		294 (+22.9%)
AMD Sempron SI-40 vs Intel Celeron M 520		288 (+20.6%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-32 vs Intel Celeron M 520		285 (+19.0%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3600+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		284 (+18.9%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile ML-30 vs Intel Celeron M 520		277 (+15.7%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		269 (+12.7%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		269 (+12.5%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		269 (+12.5%)
Mobile AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		237 (-0.9%)
Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000+ vs Intel Celeron M 520		293 (+22.6%)
AMD Turion 64 Mobile MT-32 vs Intel Celeron M 520		286 (+19.6%)

Is the Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,410
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60GHz		97

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