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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: 66.27

Overall Rank:
2958th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
2581st fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
681st fastest in out of 1447 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2245
Single Thread Rating
1359

Samples: 5259*
*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 Math8,197 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,139 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,310 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption660.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,645 KBytes/Sec
Physics229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,527 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,359 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 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
BL2412150 - Feb 13 2025
2308
BL2410817 - Feb 13 2025
2521
BL2408565 - Feb 12 2025
2532
BL2408251 - Feb 12 2025
2522
BL2404345 - Feb 10 2025
2494
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
2,245
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,955 (-12.9%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,386 (-38.3%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,240 (-44.8%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,218 (-45.7%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,690 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,668 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,434 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,368 (+5.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,945 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,913 (-14.8%)
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,144
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,093
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,899
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,853
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,802
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,517
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,183
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,179
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,178
Intel Core i9-13900HK
6,010
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,899
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
351