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Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2520M 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 i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 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) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 66.33

Overall Rank:
2984th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
2611th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
686th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.87 USD (2024-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2246
Single Thread Rating
1359

Samples: 5274*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,679
Thread: 1,493

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math8,200 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,140 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,311 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption661.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,668 KBytes/Sec
Physics229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,529 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,359 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2479610 - Mar 13 2025
2464
BL2457938 - Mar 04 2025
2028
BL2456174 - Mar 04 2025
2440
BL2454346 - Mar 03 2025
2580
BL2453547 - Mar 03 2025
2550
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
2,246
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,948 (-13.3%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,386 (-38.3%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,218 (-45.8%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,691 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,664 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,426 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,370 (+5.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,940 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,912 (-14.9%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,687 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i3-390M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,292 (-42.5%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,257 (-44.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,222
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,084
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
6,904
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,867
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,845
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,795
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,519
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,163
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,160
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,155
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
351