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

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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: 17.28

Overall Rank:
3327th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
3152nd fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
775th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1728

Single Thread Rating

1096

Samples: 3074*
*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 Math	6,713 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,917 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,708 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	642.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,223 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	752 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,096 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th 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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Pricing History

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	Panasonic WIN7, Intel Core I5-520M 2.40GHZ, Vpro, 13.1 XGA Touch, 160GB, 2GB, Intel WiFi A	$4114.21 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook WJ681AW Notebook - Core i5 i5-520M 2.4GHz - 14-Inch - 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 250 GB HDD - DVD-Writer - Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 7 Professional	$1849.00 (www.amazon.com)

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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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,728

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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		17.28
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 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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,096

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2509314 - Mar 26 2025		1896
BL2509243 - Mar 26 2025		1550
BL2509090 - Mar 26 2025		1519
BL2508922 - Mar 26 2025		2042
BL2469096 - Mar 09 2025		1946

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,728
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,040 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,325 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,695 (-1.9%)
AMD Phenom II N950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,587 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-580M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,950 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,791 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,665 (-3.6%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,631 (-5.6%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,584 (-8.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,579 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i3-330M @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,025 (-40.6%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		2,429 (+40.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz 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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		255

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