Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 47.48

Overall Rank: 2350

Last Price Change: $52.02 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark

2470

Single Thread Rating: 1534
Samples: 8017*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,973
Thread: 1,533

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	8,555 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,345 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,305 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	680.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	39,663 KBytes/Sec
Physics	252 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,630 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,534 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of September 2023.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,188
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,814
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,694
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,253
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,049
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,978
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,918
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,004
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,470

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.69
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		47.48
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.10
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.44
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 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,958
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,063
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,705
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,957
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		1,534

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1906887 - Sep 18 2023		2074
BL5046252 - Sep 17 2023		2699
BL5046202 - Sep 16 2023		1643
BL5046112 - Sep 15 2023		2172
BL1902780 - Sep 13 2023		2797

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,470
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,929 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,656 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,230 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,008 (-18.7%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,676 (-32.2%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,936 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,066 (-16.4%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,448 (-41.4%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,883 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,860 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,693 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,501 (+1.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,209
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,920
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,633
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,155
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,936
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,895
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,788
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,722
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		864

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz

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