Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-480M 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 i5-480M @ 2.67GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 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 480 @ 2.67GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 16.47

Overall Rank:
4117th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
3458th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
941st fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $80.60 USD (2016-12-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1328

Single Thread Rating

1137

Samples: 1917*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,289
Thread: 1,129

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz

Integer Math	6,979 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,147 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,833 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	247.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,700 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	794 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,137 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,262
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,755
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,479
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz		1,328

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.28
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz		16.47
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz		1,137

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3272098 - Feb 08 2026		1620
BL3260084 - Feb 03 2026		1574
BL3181813 - Jan 02 2026		1529
BL3160705 - Dec 24 2025		997
BL3148344 - Dec 19 2025		1496

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz		1,328
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,006 (-24.2%)
AMD Phenom II N660 Dual-Core vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,083 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,032 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,653 (+24.5%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,631 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,894 (+42.7%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,616 (+21.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,949 (+46.8%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		2,350 (+77.0%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,987 (+49.6%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,796 (+35.3%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-480M		1,731 (+30.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,410
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz		256

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