Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 27.69

Overall Rank: 2278

Last Price Change: $74.02 USD (2022-11-07)

Average CPU Mark

2049

Single Thread Rating: 1270
Samples: 4352*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,442
Thread: 1,391

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	7,677 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,961 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	594.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	31.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	218 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,355 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,270 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 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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	Sony VAIO SVE1411CFXW 14.0" Notebook (2.5GHz Intel Core i5-2450M 4GB RAM 500GB HDD DL DVD-RW Windows 7 Premium)	$749.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Newest Inspiron 15 3511 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen, Intel Core i5-1035G1, 12GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, SD Card Reader, Webcam, HDMI, WiFi, Windows 11 Home, Black	$467.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-36UT, 15.6" Full HD Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 4GB DDR4, 128GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home (S Mode)	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 15 5510 15.6 Inch Laptop Computer - Full HD (1920 x 1080) Display - Intel Core i5-11320H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver	$789.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS	$158.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,298
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,050
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,851
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,171
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,087
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,027
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,049

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.29
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		27.69
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,630
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,313
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		1,270

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1736958 - Feb 04 2023		2343
BL1736272 - Feb 03 2023		1878
BL1732602 - Jan 29 2023		1468
BL1732316 - Jan 29 2023		2098
BL1730319 - Jan 27 2023		2388

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,049
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,919 (-6.4%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,658 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,013 (-1.8%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,622 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,520 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,321 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,232 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,628 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,879 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,471 (+20.6%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,430 (-30.2%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,953 (-4.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,699
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,885
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,753
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,628
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,571
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,254
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,253
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,168
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,826
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,822
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,742
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		415

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

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