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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2520M 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 i5-2520M @ 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: 66.08

Overall Rank:
2872nd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2508th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
669th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.87 USD (2024-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2238
Single Thread Rating
1357

Samples: 5186*
*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 Math8,178 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,134 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,302 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption658.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,555 KBytes/Sec
Physics229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,521 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,357 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,735
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,238
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 66.08
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 1,357
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2248222 - Nov 17 2024
2506
BL2247895 - Nov 17 2024
2150
BL2242046 - Nov 10 2024
2560
BL2241262 - Nov 09 2024
2245
BL2240737 - Nov 09 2024
1171
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,238
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,942 (-13.2%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,386 (-38.1%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,231 (-45.0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,222 (-45.4%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,689 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,661 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,423 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,363 (+5.6%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,938 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,908 (-14.8%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,687 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,276 (-43.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 351