Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-5650U 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 i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5650U CPU @ 2.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3015th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
2067th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
666th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3002

Single Thread Rating

1885

Samples: 216*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,479
Thread: 1,786

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz

Integer Math	9,976 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,081 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,403 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	851.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,784 KBytes/Sec
Physics	282 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,023 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,885 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,257
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,624
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,758
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,394
Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz		3,002

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz		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 14th 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		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz		1,885

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5112880 - Feb 05 2026		3071
BL5112842 - Feb 04 2026		3403
BL5111940 - Jan 21 2026		1749
BL5111925 - Jan 21 2026		2894
BL5110814 - Jan 05 2026		3190

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz		3,002
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		3,274 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,999 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,990 (-0.4%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,837 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,831 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,804 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,703 (-10.0%)
AMD FX-7600P vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,557 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,503 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,448 (-18.4%)
AMD RX-427BB vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,669 (-11.1%)
AMD A8-8600P vs Intel Core i7-5650U		2,464 (-17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,417
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,992
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,908
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,764
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 i7-5650U @ 2.20GHz		561

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