Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2557M 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 i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 17 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2557M CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2557M CPU @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3511th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
3412th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
838th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1625

Single Thread Rating

1022

Samples: 133*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,799
Thread: 1,140

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math	5,926 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,300 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,694 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	484.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,008 KBytes/Sec
Physics	195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,025 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,022 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th 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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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 i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,625

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.79
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.87
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.14
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		NA
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 i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,022

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2569291 - Apr 21 2025		2035
BL2514556 - Mar 28 2025		1288
BL2428200 - Feb 20 2025		717
BL2394333 - Feb 06 2025		716
BL2380676 - Jan 31 2025		1186

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,625
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		2,003 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,948 (+19.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,947 (+19.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,711 (+5.3%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,689 (+4.0%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,417 (-12.8%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,394 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,323 (-18.6%)
AMD A6-3410MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,270 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,260 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,250 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,219 (-25.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz 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 i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		359

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