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.
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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:
3872nd fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
3695th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
881st fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1641

Single Thread Rating

1040

Samples: 138*
*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	5,967 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,336 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,761 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	483.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,354 KBytes/Sec
Physics	195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,061 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,040 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.
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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,257
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,624
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,758
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,394
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,641

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,040

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3211871 - Jan 14 2026		1518
BL3202049 - Jan 10 2026		2078
BL3202022 - Jan 10 2026		2040
BL2968774 - Oct 11 2025		1459
BL2887000 - Sep 05 2025		1575

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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		1,641
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		2,018 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,957 (+19.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,949 (+18.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,728 (+5.3%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,696 (+3.4%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,424 (-13.2%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,387 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,327 (-19.1%)
AMD A6-3410MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,274 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,271 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M		1,251 (-23.8%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M		2,040 (+24.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,417
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,992
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,908
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,764
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz		361

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