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Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-5250U 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 i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 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

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 4.62

Overall Rank:
2969th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2402nd fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
696th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $529.99 USD (2020-10-13)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2450
Single Thread Rating
1518

Samples: 1014*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,684
Thread: 1,411

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math7,883 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,401 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption675.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,713 KBytes/Sec
Physics243 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,881 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,518 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 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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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5096319 - Jun 12 2025
2937
BL5096245 - Jun 11 2025
2810
BL5095938 - Jun 06 2025
2701
BL5095890 - Jun 05 2025
2833
BL5095803 - Jun 03 2025
2814
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
2,450
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,639 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,720 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,975 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,712 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,505 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,218 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,016 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,163 (+29.1%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,035 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,017 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,993 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-5257U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,827 (+15.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,896
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,170
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,056
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,053
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,783
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,763
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,759
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
379