Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2500S 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 i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-2500S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 61.25

Overall Rank:
2221st fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
1937th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
650th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $55.34 USD (2020-05-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3390

Single Thread Rating

1643

Samples: 253*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,620
Thread: 1,826

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	11,710 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,025 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,276 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	843.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,332 KBytes/Sec
Physics	309 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,691 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,643 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of July 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,390

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.25
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,643

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2153568 - Jul 25 2024		3090
BL2150926 - Jul 22 2024		2831
BL5068539 - Jul 13 2024		3508
BL2140885 - Jul 09 2024		3057
BL2140303 - Jul 08 2024		2957

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,390
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,854 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,630 (-22.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,684 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,648 (+7.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,417 (+0.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,387 (-0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,188 (-5.9%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,736 (-19.3%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,607 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,868 (+14.1%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,531 (+4.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		750

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