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Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-520M 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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 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 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 17.26

Overall Rank:
3378th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
3202nd fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
791st fastest in out of 1470 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1726
Single Thread Rating
1094

Samples: 3079*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,304
Thread: 1,070

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math6,708 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,914 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,702 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption641.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,170 KBytes/Sec
Physics157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions752 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,094 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,131
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,885
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,124
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,303
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,786
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,696
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,603
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
 1,726
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.08
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
 17.26
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
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 24th 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
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,052
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,922
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,655
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,638
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
 1,094
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5091969 - Apr 15 2025
674
BL2549294 - Apr 12 2025
1770
BL2545001 - Apr 10 2025
1846
BL2538502 - Apr 07 2025
2003
BL2536863 - Apr 07 2025
1441
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
 1,726
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M
 2,046 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,325 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,698 (-1.6%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,587 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,951 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,792 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,669 (-3.3%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,631 (-5.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,586 (-8.1%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,584 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 1,027 (-40.5%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M
 2,430 (+40.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,740
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,198
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 7,861
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,065
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,806
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,786
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,564
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,207
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
 254