iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-5250U 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 i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 4.61

Overall Rank:
2946th fastest in multithreading out of 5119 CPUs
2381st fastest in single threading out of 5119 CPUs
692nd fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2445
Single Thread Rating
1516

Samples: 1000*
*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 Math7,870 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,868 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,390 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption674.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,677 KBytes/Sec
Physics243 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,879 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,516 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Search for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:
Amazon.com
Newegg.com
bestbuy.com
EBay.com
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5094251 - May 12 2025
2780
BL5093702 - May 05 2025
2768
BL5093673 - May 04 2025
2967
BL5093622 - May 04 2025
2692
BL5093122 - Apr 27 2025
2798
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 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
2,445
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,637 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,724 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,979 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,716 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,504 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,220 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,016 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,156 (+29.1%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,032 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,015 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,994 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,795 (+14.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,303
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,168
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,742
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,066
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,952
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,793
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,793
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,777
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
378