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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: 66.05

Overall Rank:
2883rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2516th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
671st fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2237
Single Thread Rating
1356

Samples: 5191*
*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 Math8,174 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,133 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,301 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption657.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,548 KBytes/Sec
Physics228 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,521 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,356 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th 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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,416
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,478
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,017
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,835
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,728
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,237
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 66.05
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
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 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,675
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 1,356
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2258265 - Nov 28 2024
1907
BL2257996 - Nov 28 2024
690
BL5079246 - Nov 21 2024
2773
BL2251004 - Nov 20 2024
2493
BL2250851 - Nov 20 2024
2348
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 2,237
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,944 (-13.1%)
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
 1,233 (-44.9%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,221 (-45.4%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,688 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 2,661 (+19.0%)
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
 2,365 (+5.7%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,938 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
 1,909 (-14.7%)
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,091
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,913
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,338
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,200
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 5,997
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,940
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
 351