Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2450M 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 i5-2450M @ 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 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) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 28.15

Overall Rank:
3092nd fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2765th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
711th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2084

Single Thread Rating

1285

Samples: 4643*
*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	7,710 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,969 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,896 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	608.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,015 KBytes/Sec
Physics	220 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,402 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,285 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,911
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,155
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,337
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,819
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,721
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,626
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,084

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.03
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.15
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		28.15
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 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,034
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,410
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		1,285

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2528616 - Apr 03 2025		2084
BL2522774 - Mar 31 2025		2481
BL2507522 - Mar 25 2025		2502
BL2507495 - Mar 25 2025		2490
BL2505246 - Mar 24 2025		2414

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 April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		2,084
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,940 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,462 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,001 (-4.0%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,040 (-2.1%)
AMD A8-3510MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,631 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,429 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,368 (+13.7%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,695 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i3-3110M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,645 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,909 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		1,791 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2450M		2,466 (+18.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,128
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,069
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,817
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,552
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,172
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,164
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz		336

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