Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2510E 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.

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Is the Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2510E CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3678th fastest in multithreading out of 5777 CPUs
3291st fastest in single threading out of 5777 CPUs
827th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1884

Single Thread Rating

1210

Samples: 10*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,092
Thread: 1,288

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,012 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,894 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,629 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	500.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	30,290 KBytes/Sec
Physics	223 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,302 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,210 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,261
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,631
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,761
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,484
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,599
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,396
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz		1,884

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.28
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.41
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,588
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz		1,210

Last 2 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2695843 - Jun 14 2025		1873
BL1251141 - Jun 08 2020		2018

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz		1,884
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2510E		2,350 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2510E		2,241 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2510E		2,079 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2510E		2,019 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,957 (+3.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,949 (+3.4%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,728 (-8.3%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,696 (-10.0%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,424 (-24.4%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2510E		2,040 (+8.3%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,631 (-13.4%)
AMD A8-3530MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2510E		1,608 (-14.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,770
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,423
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,999
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,918
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,871
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,768
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		7,148
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,906
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz		333

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