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Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2560M 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 i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

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: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2560M CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3369th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
2863rd fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
757th fastest in out of 1618 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2397
Single Thread Rating
1437

Samples: 3*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math9,629 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,597 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,200 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption784.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression41,901 KBytes/Sec
Physics250 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,903 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,437 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,220
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,685
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,605
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,738
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 17,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,459
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,382
Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
 2,397
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.19
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.36
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.03
Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
 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 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,885
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,391
Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
 1,437
Last 1 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1769610 - Mar 15 2023
2663
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
 2,397
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,904 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-4510U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,637 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,503 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-4210U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,314 (-3.5%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,043 (-14.8%)
AMD FX-7500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 1,935 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i3-4030U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 1,869 (-22.0%)
AMD A10 PRO-7350B APU vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 1,862 (-22.3%)
AMD A8-7410 APU vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 1,813 (-24.4%)
AMD GX-424CC SOC vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 1,819 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,996 (+25.0%)
Intel Core i5-4308U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2560M
 2,990 (+24.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,792
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,360
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,986
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,893
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,708
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
 7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,892
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
 6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,698
Intel Core i5-2560M @ 2.70GHz
 380