Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2500S 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 61.26

Overall Rank:
2307th fastest in multithreading out of 4891 CPUs
2009th fastest in single threading out of 4891 CPUs
679th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $55.34 USD (2020-05-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3390

Single Thread Rating

1647

Samples: 259*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,620
Thread: 1,826

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	11,705 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,254 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	843.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,393 KBytes/Sec
Physics	311 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,695 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,647 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,114
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,155
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,390

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.26
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,647

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249525 - Nov 19 2024		3673
BL5077200 - Nov 02 2024		3849
BL2233650 - Oct 31 2024		3530
BL5076495 - Oct 22 2024		2458
BL5075077 - Oct 05 2024		3329

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,390
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,867 (+14.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,855 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,640 (-22.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,773 (+11.3%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,688 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,659 (+7.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,438 (+1.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,387 (-0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,328 (-1.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,200 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,155 (-7.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,249
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,272
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,698
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,467
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,255
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		489

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