Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 28.72

Overall Rank: 1787

Last Price Change: $110.19 USD (2022-12-02)

Average CPU Mark

3164

Single Thread Rating: 1471
Samples: 714*
*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 Math	11,082 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,685 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	776.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	298 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,477 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,471 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
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

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	Dell Optiplex 990 USFF, Intel Core i5-2400s 2.5Ghz Quad-Core, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 Pro	$119.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 8950 Desktop Computer - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Killer Wi-Fi 6, Air Cooling, USB-C, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro - Black	$1145.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$1014.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, BNUC11TNHi7 Intel Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz, Intel UHD, Wi-Fi 6 AX201, Bluetooth, Dual HDMI 2.0b, Win 10 Pro (16 GB RAM \| 256 GB SSD \| Win10Pro)	$645.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 990 USFF Desktop Quad Core i5-2400s 2.50 GHz 4 GB RAM 320 GB HD DVD-RW Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit	$134.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,164

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		28.72
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		1,471

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1738426 - Feb 06 2023		2718
BL1734555 - Feb 01 2023		3151
BL5029851 - Jan 12 2023		2781
BL1712623 - Jan 05 2023		2681
BL5028927 - Dec 29 2022		3599

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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,164
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,370 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,942 (-7.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,783 (+19.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,663 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,512 (+11.0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,512 (+11.0%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,296 (+4.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,290 (+4.0%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,259 (+3.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,949 (-6.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,499 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,375 (-25.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		355

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

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