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Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2450M 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 i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 28.03

Overall Rank:
3435th fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
3069th fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
768th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $74.02 USD (2022-11-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2075
Single Thread Rating
1280

Samples: 4785*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,442
Thread: 1,391

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math7,669 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,946 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,864 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption605.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression32,815 KBytes/Sec
Physics219 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,412 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,280 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 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 Laptop CPUs
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,391
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,700
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,862
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,555
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,618
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,417
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
 2,075
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.28
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.48
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
 28.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.06
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,395
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
 1,280
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3040539 - Nov 10 2025
1886
BL3039401 - Nov 09 2025
2413
BL3026763 - Nov 04 2025
2447
BL3024315 - Nov 03 2025
2468
BL3022753 - Nov 02 2025
1580
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
 2,075
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,945 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,448 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,015 (-2.9%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,042 (-1.6%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,631 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,426 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,355 (+13.5%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,693 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,655 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,893 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 1,796 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M
 2,469 (+19.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,623
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,058
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,008
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 8,005
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,812
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,980
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,718
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
 335