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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2520M 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 i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 66.33

Overall Rank:
3105th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
2718th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
723rd fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.87 USD (2024-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2246
Single Thread Rating
1358

Samples: 5342*
*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 Math8,193 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,138 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,305 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption661.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,631 KBytes/Sec
Physics228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,531 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,358 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 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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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2698149 - Jun 15 2025
2369
BL2695377 - Jun 14 2025
2433
BL2693088 - Jun 13 2025
2480
BL2692188 - Jun 12 2025
2243
BL2691566 - Jun 12 2025
2517
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
2,246
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,948 (-13.3%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,417 (-36.9%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,219 (-45.7%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,689 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,658 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,425 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,352 (+4.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,947 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,902 (-15.3%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,711 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,292 (-42.5%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,260 (-43.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,904
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,103
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,976
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,766
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,053
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,850
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,782
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,764
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,763
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
351