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Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz 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.
  • 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 i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 61.08

Overall Rank: 2027

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
3380

Single Thread Rating: 1637
Samples: 239*
*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 Math11,674 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,003 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,293 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption845.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression54,928 KBytes/Sec
Physics307 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,657 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,637 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,538
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,412
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,715
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
18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,421
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,200
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,380
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th 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
117.32
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.88
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
61.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.54
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 4th 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
3,945
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 i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
1,637
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5051062 - Nov 12 2023
3659
BL5050945 - Nov 11 2023
3581
BL1929356 - Oct 21 2023
3475
BL1929220 - Oct 21 2023
2324
BL5047560 - Oct 04 2023
1520
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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
3,380
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,114 (+21.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,823 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,642 (+7.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,427 (+1.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,377 (-0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,376 (-0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,151 (-6.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,199 (+24.2%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,695 (-20.3%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500S
2,587 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
4,099 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500S
3,857 (+14.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,425
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,375
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,208
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,886
Intel Core i5-14600K
7,862
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,519
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz
379