Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 34.30

Overall Rank: 2506

Last Price Change: $65.00 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark

2230

Single Thread Rating: 1358
Samples: 4992*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,679
Thread: 1,493

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,196 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,134 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,299 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	653.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,519 KBytes/Sec
Physics	228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,507 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,358 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,062
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,184
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,810
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,694
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,489
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,046
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,977
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,003
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		2,230

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.68
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		34.30
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,706
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,956
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		1,358

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1907129 - Sep 19 2023		2345
BL1902764 - Sep 12 2023		2323
BL1901869 - Sep 11 2023		2527
BL1901241 - Sep 10 2023		2440
BL1900536 - Sep 09 2023		2405

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		2,230
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,351 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,932 (-13.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,929 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,890 (-15.2%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,676 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,467 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,065 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,007 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		2,693 (+20.8%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,406 (-36.9%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,318 (-40.9%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M		1,197 (-46.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,170
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,920
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,623
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,100
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,929
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,736
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz		777

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