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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.
  • 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 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: 61.42

Overall Rank:
2442nd fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
2130th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
705th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3399
Single Thread Rating
1648

Samples: 276*
*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 Math11,695 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,261 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption844.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression55,543 KBytes/Sec
Physics314 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,715 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,648 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,728
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,324
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,189
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,399
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
222.35
Intel Core i9-13900K
136.90
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.32
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
61.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
1,648
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5091923 - Apr 14 2025
3661
BL2551322 - Apr 13 2025
3010
BL5090446 - Mar 28 2025
3565
BL2488957 - Mar 18 2025
3165
BL2455891 - Mar 04 2025
3727
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 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,399
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,713 (-20.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,986 (-12.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,860 (-15.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,655 (-21.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,695 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,655 (+7.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,474 (+2.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,398 (0.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,347 (-1.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,238 (-4.7%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,737 (-19.5%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,713 (-20.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,511
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,426
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
492