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.

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Is the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 47.51

Overall Rank: 2228

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

Average CPU Mark

2471

Single Thread Rating: 1536
Samples: 7935*
*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	8,581 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,354 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,326 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	678.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	39,670 KBytes/Sec
Physics	252 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,633 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,536 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of May 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 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

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	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55-53E5 Gaming Laptop \| Intel Core i5-10300H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display \| 8GB DDR4 \| 256GB NVMe SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 \| Backlit Keyboard	$739.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-32DK Slim Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS Display - 11th Gen Intel i3-1115G4 Dual Core Processor - 4GB DDR4 - 128GB NVMe SSD - WiFi 6 - Amazon Alexa - Windows 11 Home in S mode.	$298.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-79TD Gaming Laptop \| Intel Core i7-11800H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe SSD \| Killer Wi-Fi 6 \| Backlit Keyboard	$819.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-36UT, 15.6" Full HD Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home (S Mode)	$291.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS VivoBook 15 Thin and Light Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel i3-1005G1 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Home in S Mode, Slate Gray, F512JA-AS34	$347.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,255
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,919
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,791
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,103
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,036
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,957
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,011
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,471

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.96
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		47.51
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.22
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		1,536

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1827748 - May 27 2023		2728
BL1827606 - May 27 2023		2688
BL5039080 - May 26 2023		2781
BL5039075 - May 26 2023		2132
BL1826051 - May 25 2023		2799

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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		2,471
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,935 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,652 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,234 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,002 (-19.0%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,684 (-31.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,943 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,055 (-16.8%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i5-3210M		1,438 (-41.8%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,876 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,865 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,697 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3210M		2,498 (+1.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,276
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,994
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,702
Intel Core i7-13620H		6,001
Intel Core i7-13850HX		5,984
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,973
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,836
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,749
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,744
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz		865

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