Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-460M 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 i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 10.16

Overall Rank:
4151st fastest in multithreading out of 5813 CPUs
3522nd fastest in single threading out of 5813 CPUs
949th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1320

Single Thread Rating

1122

Samples: 2226*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,235
Thread: 1,090

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	6,905 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,039 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,768 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	244.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,314 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	800 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,122 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.
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 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,226
Apple M4 10 Core		23,683
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,610
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,740
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,470
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,383
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,320

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.20
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		10.16
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 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
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		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,390
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,122

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3310277 - Feb 25 2026		1490
BL3308257 - Feb 24 2026		1583
BL3308139 - Feb 24 2026		1566
BL3304766 - Feb 23 2026		708
BL3282494 - Feb 12 2026		840

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,320
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,616 (+22.5%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,580 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,210 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,211 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,032 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,329 (+0.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,597 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,231 (-6.7%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,006 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,730 (+31.1%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,728 (+30.9%)
Intel Pentium 4415Y @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,582 (+19.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,794
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,925
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,718
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,893
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,697
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		257

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