Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-5257U 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 i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 23 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) i5-5257U CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-5257U CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3023rd fastest in multithreading out of 5492 CPUs
2257th fastest in single threading out of 5492 CPUs
661st fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2836

Single Thread Rating

1738

Samples: 1082*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,504
Thread: 1,700

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	9,390 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,777 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,183 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	799.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,883 KBytes/Sec
Physics	255 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,119 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,738 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
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 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,335
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,677
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,610
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,408
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,836

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.44
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		NA
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 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,591
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		1,738

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5109111 - Dec 11 2025		1095
BL5109043 - Dec 10 2025		2719
BL5108941 - Dec 08 2025		2755
BL3116332 - Dec 08 2025		3082
BL5108888 - Dec 07 2025		1988

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,836
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,271 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,012 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,990 (+5.5%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,833 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,808 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,710 (-4.4%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,557 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,504 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,449 (-13.6%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,254 (-20.5%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,134 (-24.7%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,669 (-5.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,683
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,044
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,986
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,951
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,708
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		409

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