Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-380M 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988A

Clockspeed: 2.5 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) i3 CPU M 380 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 380 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core i3 CPU M 380 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 9.31

Overall Rank:
4249th fastest in multithreading out of 5812 CPUs
3787th fastest in single threading out of 5812 CPUs
989th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2024-11-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1210

Single Thread Rating

1010

Samples: 2382*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,027
Thread: 978

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	6,315 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,780 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,443 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	224.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,932 KBytes/Sec
Physics	148 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	730 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,010 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of March 2026.
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 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,229
Apple M4 10 Core		23,682
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,613
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,740
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,470
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,385
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz		1,210

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz		9.31
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 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,502
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,390
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz		1,010

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3328133 - Mar 05 2026		1428
BL3316131 - Feb 27 2026		1277
BL3301692 - Feb 21 2026		793
BL3290674 - Feb 16 2026		718
BL3257588 - Feb 02 2026		1401

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz		1,210
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,319 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,212 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,032 (-14.7%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,728 (+42.8%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,616 (+33.6%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,329 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,231 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,006 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,729 (+42.9%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,580 (+30.6%)
Intel Celeron N4000 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,430 (+18.2%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-380M		1,424 (+17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,371
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,985
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,714
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,895
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,697
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz		239

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