Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-460M 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.
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 i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 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 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 10.08

Overall Rank:
3647th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
3088th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
872nd fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2023-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1310

Single Thread Rating

1130

Samples: 2168*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,235
Thread: 1,090

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	6,923 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,051 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,804 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	241.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,328 KBytes/Sec
Physics	158 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	782 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,130 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th 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 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,903
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,144
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,320
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,813
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,714
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,617
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,310

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.12
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		10.08
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 13th 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		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,640
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,130

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2542579 - Apr 09 2025		1514
BL2530618 - Apr 04 2025		1246
BL2506313 - Mar 25 2025		1576
BL2506201 - Mar 25 2025		1445
BL2451230 - Mar 01 2025		1502

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,310
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,584 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,205 (-8.0%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,587 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,212 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,025 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,257 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,322 (+1.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,586 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,243 (-5.1%)
AMD Phenom II P920 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,006 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,950 (+48.9%)
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,728 (+31.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,609
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,072
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,814
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,808
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,789
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,558
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,164
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		259

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