Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2537M 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 i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 1.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 17 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) i5-2537M CPU @ 1.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4188th fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
4023rd fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
988th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1144

Single Thread Rating

846

Samples: 80*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,900
Thread: 764

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz

Integer Math	4,901 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,889 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,223 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	240.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	21,659 KBytes/Sec
Physics	172 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	949 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	846 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,345
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,828
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,522
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,410
Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz		1,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.46
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.20
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,512
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz		846

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2974668 - Oct 14 2025		491
BL2807314 - Aug 02 2025		1199
BL2692434 - Jun 12 2025		1218
BL2338747 - Jan 12 2025		877
BL2137775 - Jul 04 2024		1411

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz		1,144
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,412 (+23.5%)
AMD A8-3500M APU vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,391 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i5-480M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,327 (+16.0%)
AMD A6-3410MX APU vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,274 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,249 (+9.3%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,223 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,223 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,211 (+5.9%)
AMD Phenom II P940 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,319 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-2467M @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,410 (+23.3%)
AMD Phenom II N870 Triple-Core vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,324 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-2537M		1,321 (+15.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,040
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,990
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,874
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,956
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i5-2537M @ 1.40GHz		249

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