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Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2557M 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 i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 17 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: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2557M CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2557M CPU @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3404th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
3320th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
801st fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1610
Single Thread Rating
1018

Samples: 132*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,799
Thread: 1,140

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math5,887 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,285 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,658 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption480.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression25,803 KBytes/Sec
Physics194 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,009 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,018 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,924
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,160
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,344
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,820
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,725
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,728
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,632
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
 1,610
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.17
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
 NA
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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,036
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,660
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,642
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,604
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
 1,018
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2514556 - Mar 28 2025
1288
BL2428200 - Feb 20 2025
717
BL2394333 - Feb 06 2025
716
BL2380676 - Jan 31 2025
1186
BL5079256 - Nov 21 2024
1604
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
 1,610
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 2,001 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,948 (+21.0%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,940 (+20.5%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,692 (+5.1%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,687 (+4.8%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,404 (-12.8%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,397 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,325 (-17.7%)
AMD A6-3410MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,270 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,261 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,244 (-22.7%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core i5-2557M
 1,221 (-24.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,353
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,049
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
 7,249
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,074
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,835
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,178
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,158
Intel Core i5-2557M @ 1.70GHz
 357