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: 61.28

Overall Rank:
2282nd fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
1997th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
663rd fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3391

Single Thread Rating

1644

Samples: 254*
*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	11,716 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,028 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,271 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	843.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,350 KBytes/Sec
Physics	309 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,695 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,644 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2024.
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 October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,391

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.28
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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
BL2160682 - Aug 03 2024		3575
BL2153568 - Jul 25 2024		3090
BL2150926 - Jul 22 2024		2831
BL5068539 - Jul 13 2024		3508
BL2140885 - Jul 09 2024		3057

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 October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,391
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,857 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,636 (-22.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,766 (+11.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,685 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,656 (+7.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,423 (+0.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,387 (-0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,200 (-5.7%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,741 (-19.2%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,686 (-20.8%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,611 (-23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		750

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