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:
3090th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
2306th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
684th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2831

Single Thread Rating

1736

Samples: 1098*
*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	9,386 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,777 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,178 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	798.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,799 KBytes/Sec
Physics	254 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,118 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,736 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,262
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,621
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,755
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,479
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,831

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.28
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,887
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		1,736

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5113364 - Feb 13 2026		1432
BL5113216 - Feb 11 2026		3473
BL5112574 - Jan 30 2026		3431
BL5112495 - Jan 29 2026		2873
BL5112374 - Jan 28 2026		1320

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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		2,831
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		3,274 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,999 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,990 (+5.6%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,837 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,804 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,703 (-4.5%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,557 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,503 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,448 (-13.5%)
AMD A10-8700P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,243 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,156 (-23.9%)
AMD A10-7400P vs Intel Core i5-5257U		2,134 (-24.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,410
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,912
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,759
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz		409

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