Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz can be found below. 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 i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1288

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz, Intel Core i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 61.41

Overall Rank: 2865

Last Price Change: $28.02 USD (2022-11-20)

Average CPU Mark

1721

Single Thread Rating: 1097
Samples: 2968*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,304
Thread: 1,070

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	6,729 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,927 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,740 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	639.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	27,181 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	732 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,097 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 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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Pricing History

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	Dell Latitude E6510 15.6 inch Laptop Computer Core i5-520M 250GB HD 4GB RAM	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook WJ681AW Notebook - Core i5 i5-520M 2.4GHz - 14-Inch - 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 250 GB HDD - DVD-Writer - Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Windows 7 Professional	$1849.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,140
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,760
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,672
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,023
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,940
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,898
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,721

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		61.41
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.56
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.03
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.40
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,099
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,057
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,701
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,678
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,453
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,447
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,097

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1952758 - Nov 23 2023		1681
BL1952639 - Nov 22 2023		1632
BL1947075 - Nov 15 2023		1996
BL1947024 - Nov 15 2023		1785
BL1920857 - Oct 09 2023		1773

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		1,721
Intel Core i3-350M @ 2.27GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,075 (-37.5%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,982 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i5-540M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,792 (+4.1%)
AMD Phenom II N930 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,584 (-8.0%)
AMD Phenom II P960 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,386 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-450M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,240 (-27.9%)
Intel Core i3-370M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,142 (-33.6%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,253 (-27.2%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,186 (-31.1%)
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,992 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,935 (+12.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-520M		1,925 (+11.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,078
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,931
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,653
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,560
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,192
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,985
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,869
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,845
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,791
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,713
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,707
Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz		566

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-520M @ 2.40GHz

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