Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 28.63

Overall Rank: 2123

Last Price Change: $110.19 USD (2022-12-02)

Average CPU Mark

3155

Single Thread Rating: 1468
Samples: 771*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,180
Thread: 1,624

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	10,948 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,634 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,866 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	776.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,875 KBytes/Sec
Physics	301 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,504 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,468 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2023.
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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,536
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,714
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,381
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,411
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,155

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		28.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		1,468

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1956097 - Nov 27 2023		3406
BL5052088 - Nov 24 2023		3523
BL5051973 - Nov 23 2023		3533
BL1952336 - Nov 22 2023		3158
BL1947685 - Nov 16 2023		3442

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,155
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,827 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,605 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,653 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,929 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,520 (-20.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,650 (+15.7%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,552 (+12.6%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,542 (+12.3%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,531 (+11.9%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,315 (+5.1%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,304 (+4.7%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,290 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,425
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,209
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		357

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