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:
2728th fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
2040th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
627th fastest in out of 1478 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2821

Single Thread Rating

1732

Samples: 982*
*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	9,361 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,755 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,152 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	795.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,661 KBytes/Sec
Physics	254 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,104 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,732 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 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 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,130
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,877
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,122
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,305
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,694
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,722
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,603
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,821

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.94
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.08
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,051
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,922
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,656
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		1,732

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2564514 - Apr 18 2025		3381
BL2563704 - Apr 18 2025		2771
BL5092181 - Apr 17 2025		3186
BL5092136 - Apr 17 2025		3266
BL2555498 - Apr 15 2025		2769

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 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,821
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,283 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,015 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,994 (+6.1%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,834 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,793 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,717 (-3.7%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,557 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,504 (-11.3%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,252 (-20.2%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,738 (-3.0%)
AMD A8-8600P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,464 (-12.7%)
AMD A8-7200P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,158 (-23.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,741
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,297
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,195
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		8,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,866
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,066
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,806
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,798
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,782
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		408

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