Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2500T 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 45 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) i5-2500T CPU @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 32.55

Overall Rank:
2709th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
2450th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
803rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.99 USD (2019-08-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2929

Single Thread Rating

1485

Samples: 36*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,720
Thread: 1,561

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	10,147 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,219 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,574 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	728.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	47,110 KBytes/Sec
Physics	326 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,268 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,485 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,699
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,474
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz		2,929

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		235.02
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.68
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		165.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz		32.55
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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz		1,485

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1897870 - Sep 05 2023		2865
BL1503279 - Jan 25 2022		3093
BL1478642 - Dec 12 2021		3058
BL1320816 - Nov 11 2020		3076
BL1240768 - May 19 2020		2801

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz		2,929
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,610 (-10.9%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,409 (-17.7%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		3,201 (+9.3%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,995 (+2.3%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,955 (+0.9%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,863 (-2.2%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,737 (-6.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,535 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,493 (-14.9%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		2,345 (-20.0%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500T		3,284 (+12.1%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500T		3,112 (+6.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,500
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,156
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,332
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,680
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,421
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz		479

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