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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: 66.36

Overall Rank:
2999th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2622nd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
690th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2248
Single Thread Rating
1360

Samples: 5283*
*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 Math8,205 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,141 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,313 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption661.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,683 KBytes/Sec
Physics229 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,529 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,360 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th 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
BL2509829 - Mar 26 2025
2551
BL2509800 - Mar 26 2025
2526
BL5090200 - Mar 25 2025
2601
BL2504411 - Mar 24 2025 [Excluded]
1601
BL2501342 - Mar 23 2025
2454
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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
2,248
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,947 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,404 (-37.5%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,245 (-44.6%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,216 (-45.9%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,695 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,668 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,429 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
2,368 (+5.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,940 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i5-560M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2520M
1,909 (-15.1%)
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%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,112
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S
7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,070
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,179
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,164
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz
351