Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2500S 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 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) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 60.89

Overall Rank:
2738th fastest in multithreading out of 5440 CPUs
2387th fastest in single threading out of 5440 CPUs
759th fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $55.34 USD (2020-05-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3370

Single Thread Rating

1632

Samples: 294*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,620
Thread: 1,826

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	11,538 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,947 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,163 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	838.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,204 KBytes/Sec
Physics	313 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,705 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,632 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,559
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,424
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,964
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,511
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,118
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,370

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		255.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F		145.33
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.41
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		60.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.77
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
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 i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,632

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3025205 - Nov 03 2025		3710
BL2994163 - Oct 21 2025		2763
BL2994159 - Oct 21 2025		2763
BL2986686 - Oct 18 2025		3468
BL2982087 - Oct 16 2025		3365

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,370
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,768 (-17.9%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,990 (-11.3%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,861 (-15.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,661 (-21.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,614 (-22.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,543 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,703 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,664 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,500 (+3.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,405 (+1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,237 (-3.9%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,196 (-5.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,498
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,614
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,503
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,478
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,432
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		489

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