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Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2400S 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 i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 20.28

Overall Rank:
2553rd fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2448th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
744th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $156.46 USD (2025-04-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3173
Single Thread Rating
1469

Samples: 867*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,180
Thread: 1,624

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math10,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,624 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,795 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption784.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression52,078 KBytes/Sec
Physics304 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,556 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,317
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
3,173
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
141.54
Intel Core i9-12900K
131.16
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.32
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
20.28
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
1,469
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5092169 - Apr 17 2025
3536
BL2547944 - Apr 11 2025
3275
BL2526179 - Apr 02 2025
3295
BL2526160 - Apr 02 2025
3448
BL2520815 - Mar 31 2025
3406
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
3,173
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,839 (-10.6%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S
3,395 (+7.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,457 (-22.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,443 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S
4,128 (+30.1%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2400S
3,558 (+12.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
3,319 (+4.6%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S
3,199 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,654 (-16.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,535 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S
2,416 (-23.9%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
3,755 (+18.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,516
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,328
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,601
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,692
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,418
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,341
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
459