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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 Math5,926 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,300 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,694 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption484.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression26,008 KBytes/Sec
Physics195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,025 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,022 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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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