Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3427U 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 i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 1.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 17 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3427U CPU @ 1.80GHz, Intel Core i5-3427U CPU @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 5.35

Overall Rank:
3326th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
2899th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
745th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $420.05 USD (2016-02-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2249

Single Thread Rating

1357

Samples: 508*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,628
Thread: 1,386

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	7,570 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,861 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,622 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	635.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,634 KBytes/Sec
Physics	229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,472 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,357 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,395
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,705
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,873
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,564
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,621
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,419
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz		2,249

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.57
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz		5.35
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,679
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,896
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,623
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz		1,357

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3026474 - Nov 04 2025		1997
BL2935558 - Sep 26 2025		2512
BL2905366 - Sep 13 2025		2426
BL2904443 - Sep 12 2025		2454
BL2886816 - Sep 05 2025		2482

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz		2,249
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,720 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-4250U @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,145 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,015 (-10.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3427U		1,945 (-13.5%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-3427U		1,693 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,961 (+31.7%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,659 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,470 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,229 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,110 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,092 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3427U		2,080 (-7.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,840
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,061
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,013
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,971
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,983
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,721
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,704
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz		352

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