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: 61.07

Overall Rank:
2338th fastest in multithreading out of 4931 CPUs
2034th fastest in single threading out of 4931 CPUs
683rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3380

Single Thread Rating

1644

Samples: 264*
*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	11,659 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,232 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	841.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,092 KBytes/Sec
Physics	311 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,690 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,644 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of January 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 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,881
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,412
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,085
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,108
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,230
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,733
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,603
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,380

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		197.15
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.71
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		145.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.07
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.75
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 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,154
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,644

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2344021 - Jan 15 2025		3723
BL2304207 - Dec 27 2024		3649
BL2303826 - Dec 27 2024		3042
BL2303790 - Dec 27 2024		3117
BL2282651 - Dec 16 2024		2243

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 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,380
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		4,116 (+21.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.0%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,982 (-11.8%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,851 (-15.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,646 (-21.7%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,696 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,661 (+8.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,449 (+2.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,391 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,333 (-1.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,216 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,154 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,745
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,586
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,859
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,616
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,541
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,261
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,202
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,906
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		489

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