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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 34.37

Overall Rank: 2741

Last Price Change: $65.00 USD (2022-10-29)

Average CPU Mark
rating
2234

Single Thread Rating: 1356
Samples: 5105*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,679
Thread: 1,493

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math8,183 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,134 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,301 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption655.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,499 KBytes/Sec
Physics228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,514 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,356 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of June 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,071
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,577
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 17,021
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,501
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,179
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,906
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,862
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,807
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,234
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 52.09
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 34.37
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.74
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.31
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 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,699
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,048
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,949
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,662
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,617
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,431
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 1,356
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2118001 - Jun 06 2024
2520
BL2113485 - May 31 2024
2411
BL2108052 - May 24 2024
1668
BL2107434 - May 23 2024
434
BL2105415 - May 20 2024
2538
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,234
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,423 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,355 (+5.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,931 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,907 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,473 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,070 (-7.3%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,037 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,004 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,942 (-13.1%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,410 (-36.9%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,323 (-40.8%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,206 (-46.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,141
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,977
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,873
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,695
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,634
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,589
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,234
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,225
Intel Core i5-14500HX
 6,147
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,050
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,006
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 777