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:
3628th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
3069th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
863rd fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1309

Single Thread Rating

1131

Samples: 2166*
*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	6,918 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,050 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,806 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	240.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,328 KBytes/Sec
Physics	159 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,131 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th 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		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,920
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,159
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,724
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,727
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,632
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,309

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		11.17
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 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		3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,035
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		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,131

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2506313 - Mar 25 2025		1576
BL2506201 - Mar 25 2025		1445
BL2451230 - Mar 01 2025		1502
BL2437714 - Feb 24 2025		1386
BL2435657 - Feb 23 2025		1600

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		1,309
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		1,204 (-8.0%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,587 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,244 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,214 (-7.3%)
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		1,262 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,325 (+1.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,579 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i3-2370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-460M		1,364 (+4.2%)
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%)

Is the Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz 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		8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,072
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		6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,162
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz		260

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