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: 60.95

Overall Rank:
2780th fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
2420th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
766th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3373

Single Thread Rating

1634

Samples: 296*
*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	11,546 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,951 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,167 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	839.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,234 KBytes/Sec
Physics	313 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,709 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,634 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,373

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		60.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,634

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3062224 - Nov 18 2025		3622
BL3057127 - Nov 16 2025		3579
BL3025205 - Nov 03 2025		3710
BL2994163 - Oct 21 2025		2763
BL2994159 - Oct 21 2025		2763

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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,373
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,870 (+14.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,783 (-17.5%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,994 (-11.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,860 (-15.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,660 (-21.1%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,615 (-22.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,546 (-24.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,686 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,666 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,500 (+3.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,413 (+1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,242 (-3.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		489

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