iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

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.

Search for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:
Amazon.com
Newegg.com
bestbuy.com
EBay.com
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,143
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,831
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,061
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,727
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,649
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,693
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,538
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,246
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 66.33
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.79
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.87
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.14
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 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,047
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,914
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,645
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
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
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