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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz can be found below. 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 i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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

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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 61.59

Overall Rank: 1962

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
3409

Single Thread Rating: 1645
Samples: 234*
*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 Math11,760 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,048 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,379 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption853.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression55,218 KBytes/Sec
Physics309 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,673 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,645 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,730
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,459
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,743
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,061
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,420
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,250
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,409
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.95
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
61.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.60
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,569
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
1,645
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5044424 - Aug 20 2023
3944
BL5044422 - Aug 20 2023
3938
BL1879317 - Aug 09 2023
3729
BL1879282 - Aug 09 2023
3656
BL1849715 - Jun 29 2023
3423
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,409
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,125 (+21.0%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,814 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,643 (+6.9%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,419 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,377 (-0.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,370 (-1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,128 (-8.2%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,196 (+23.1%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,691 (-21.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,587 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,099 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,853 (+13.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,540
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,238
Intel Core i9-13900
6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F
6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,856
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
381