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.

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 61.20

Overall Rank: 1867

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

Average CPU Mark

3387

Single Thread Rating: 1642
Samples: 228*
*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	11,709 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,017 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,333 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	846.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	54,999 KBytes/Sec
Physics	305 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,652 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,642 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of June 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 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,813
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,961
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,503
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,139
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,387

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.41
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.20
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,642

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1820479 - May 17 2023		3722
BL1820462 - May 17 2023		3730
BL1817333 - May 13 2023		3706
BL1815751 - May 10 2023		3464
BL1806486 - Apr 29 2023		3354

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 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,387
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		4,115 (+21.5%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,821 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,647 (+7.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,412 (+0.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,377 (-0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,370 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,105 (-8.3%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		4,196 (+23.9%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,738 (-19.1%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,582 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		4,120 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,855 (+13.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,100
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,460
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,437
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,805
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,593
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,891
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,797
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,779
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,742
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		378

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