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: 61.07

Overall Rank:
2327th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2025th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
683rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3380

Single Thread Rating

1645

Samples: 260*
*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	11,671 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,989 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,244 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	841.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	55,163 KBytes/Sec
Physics	310 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,686 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,645 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,380

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		61.07
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		1,645

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2282651 - Dec 16 2024		2243
BL2249525 - Nov 19 2024		3673
BL5077200 - Nov 02 2024		3849
BL2233650 - Oct 31 2024		3530
BL5076495 - Oct 22 2024		2458

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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,380
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,739 (-19.0%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,854 (-15.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2500S		2,646 (-21.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,780 (+11.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,691 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,660 (+8.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,438 (+1.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,401 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,391 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,329 (-1.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,210 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S		3,155 (-6.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		488

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