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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: 66.32

Overall Rank:
3071st fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
2690th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
718th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2246
Single Thread Rating
1358

Samples: 5323*
*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 Math8,195 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,138 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,307 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption661.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,645 KBytes/Sec
Physics228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,529 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,358 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2620773 - May 13 2025
2533
BL2617604 - May 11 2025
1482
BL2615470 - May 10 2025
1919
BL2615375 - May 10 2025
683
BL2611927 - May 09 2025
2227
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 17th of May 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
1,944 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,404 (-37.5%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,248 (-44.5%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,214 (-46.0%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,693 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,660 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,424 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,356 (+4.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,939 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,909 (-15.0%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,687 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,292 (-42.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,714
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,198
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,839
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,069
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,952
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,793
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,776
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
351