Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 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

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 4.65

Overall Rank: 2553

Last Price Change: $529.99 USD (2020-10-13)

Average CPU Mark

2462

Single Thread Rating: 1530
Samples: 832*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,684
Thread: 1,411

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	7,926 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,900 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,409 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	678.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	38,953 KBytes/Sec
Physics	244 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,891 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,530 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,089
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,636
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,574
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,067
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,934
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,889
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz		2,462

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz		4.65
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 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,665
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz		1,530

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2078279 - Apr 15 2024		2777
BL5061433 - Apr 13 2024		2716
BL5061318 - Apr 12 2024		2043
BL5061282 - Apr 12 2024		2779
BL5061022 - Apr 10 2024		2508

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz		2,462
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,638 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,722 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,732 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,499 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,185 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,019 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		3,091 (+25.5%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		3,035 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		3,020 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,996 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,779 (+12.9%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-5250U		2,611 (+6.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,090
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,886
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,844
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,750
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,699
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,412
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		6,136
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,028
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,957
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz		844

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