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:
3317th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
2503rd fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
725th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2832

Single Thread Rating

1737

Samples: 1135*
*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	9,392 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,790 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,181 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	798.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,673 KBytes/Sec
Physics	254 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,737 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.
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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,449
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,567
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,341
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,289
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,832

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.54
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,869
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		1,737

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3753498 - Oct 02 2026		3321
BL3745365 - Sep 28 2026		3362
BL3739412 - Sep 25 2026		2965
BL5126225 - Sep 23 2026		2505
BL5125817 - Sep 16 2026		3165

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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,832
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,277 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,994 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,986 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,805 (-1.0%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,804 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,692 (-5.0%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,557 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,496 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,445 (-13.7%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,243 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,142 (-24.4%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,141 (-24.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,291
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,066
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,941
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,356
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,836
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,705
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,599
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		408

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