Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-520M 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.4 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 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 17.21

Overall Rank:
3091st fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2940th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
736th fastest in out of 1414 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1721

Single Thread Rating

1094

Samples: 3022*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,304
Thread: 1,070

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	6,716 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,926 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,716 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	638.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,128 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	741 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,094 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.
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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Latitude E6410 i5 2.4GHz, 8GB of RAM, 128GB Solid State Hard Drive, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit	$300.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook WJ681AW Notebook - Core i5 i5-520M 2.4GHz - 14-Inch - 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 250 GB HDD - DVD-Writer - Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 7 Professional	$1849.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,042
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,521
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,038
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,884
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,841
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,787
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,721

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.67
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		17.21
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.29
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 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,079
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,685
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,659
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,428
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,094

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5068869 - Jul 17 2024		2069
BL5068073 - Jul 07 2024		1674
BL2127695 - Jun 20 2024		1790
BL2127685 - Jun 20 2024		1747
BL5066455 - Jun 14 2024		2046

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,721
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,037 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,901 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,324 (-23.1%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,587 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,951 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,651 (-4.1%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,614 (-6.2%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,584 (-8.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,575 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i3-350M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,084 (-37.0%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,424 (+40.9%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,357 (+37.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,078
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,916
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,657
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,520
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,417
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,195
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,035
Intel Core i7-14700HX		5,920
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		566

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