Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-460M 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 i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 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 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 10.11

Overall Rank:
3738th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
3173rd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
899th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1314

Single Thread Rating

1129

Samples: 2179*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,235
Thread: 1,090

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	6,924 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,049 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,803 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	242.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,376 KBytes/Sec
Physics	158 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	788 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,129 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,143
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,826
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,059
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,246
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,648
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,692
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,537
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,314

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.78
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.86
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.14
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		10.11
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,047
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,914
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,645
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,406
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,129

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2699564 - Jun 16 2025		1393
BL2691050 - Jun 12 2025		1269
BL2684869 - Jun 09 2025		1475
BL2682972 - Jun 09 2025		1438
BL2678611 - Jun 06 2025		1491

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,314
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,584 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,207 (-8.1%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,587 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,250 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,209 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,030 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,323 (+0.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,586 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,234 (-6.1%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,006 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,966 (+49.6%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,730 (+31.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,093
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,976
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,780
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,054
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,027
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,850
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,782
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,766
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,763
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		259

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