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?

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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: 61.23

Overall Rank:
2503rd fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
2181st fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
728th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3389

Single Thread Rating

1645

Samples: 280*
*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	11,634 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,997 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,240 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	841.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,561 KBytes/Sec
Physics	315 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,714 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,645 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,697
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,312
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,174
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,389

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		233.04
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.68
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		163.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.93
Intel Core i9-13900K		158.64
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.63
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.23
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
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
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,645

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5094784 - May 20 2025		3463
BL2618672 - May 12 2025		3169
BL5093381 - Apr 30 2025		2197
BL5093380 - Apr 30 2025		3421
BL5091923 - Apr 14 2025		3661

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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,389
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,713 (-19.9%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,991 (-11.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,863 (-15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,659 (-21.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,694 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,659 (+8.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,474 (+2.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,398 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,353 (-1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,242 (-4.3%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		4,222 (+24.6%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,156
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,332
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,595
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,684
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,520
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,446
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,426
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		492

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