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?

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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 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: 28.93

Overall Rank:
2925th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
2791st fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
808th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3188

Single Thread Rating

1466

Samples: 962*
*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	10,908 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,638 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,763 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	789.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52,158 KBytes/Sec
Physics	305 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,592 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,466 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$110.19 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,445
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,281
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,082
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,188

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.59
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		28.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		1,466

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5112826 - Feb 04 2026		3545
BL3258441 - Feb 02 2026		2514
BL3254683 - Jan 31 2026		3162
BL3223928 - Jan 18 2026		3441
BL3190409 - Jan 05 2026		3427

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 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,188
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,864 (+21.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,880 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,676 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,929 (-8.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,630 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,576 (+12.2%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,534 (+10.9%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,533 (+10.8%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,332 (+4.5%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,191 (+0.1%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,186 (-0.1%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,114 (-2.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,378
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		460

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