Intel Core i3-5015U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-13

The Intel Core i3-5015U was released in Q1/2015 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1168. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-5015U achieved a result of 535 points (single-core) or 1,125 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-5015U belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-5015U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-5015U
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
Architecture:	Broadwell U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-5015U has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-5015U is 2.10 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-5015U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-5015U has the Intel HD Graphics 5500 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.85 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2015

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	8
Direct X:	11.2
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	16 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-5015U supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth:	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-5015U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	10 W
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-5015U is made in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1168
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q1/2015
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-5015U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G1620 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	536
	Intel Core i3-3130M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	536
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	535
	Intel Core i7-2617M 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	535
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	535
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	535

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-2100T 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1128
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1127
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1126
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1125
	Intel Pentium G2030 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1124
	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1122
	Intel Core i5-4302Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1120

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	669
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	667
	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	667
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	665
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	665
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	665
	Intel Core i5-3340S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	664

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	MediaTek Helio G80 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1350
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1345
	UNISOC T610 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	1342
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1337
	Intel Celeron 7305 5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz	1335
	UNISOC T606 8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	1332
	Intel Core i7-860S 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	1332

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Celeron G6900 Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz	332
	Intel Celeron G6900E Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz	332
	HiSilicon Kirin 970 ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz	330
	Intel Core i3-5015U Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.85 GHz	326
	MediaTek Dimensity 720 ARM Mali-G57 MP3 @ 0.85 GHz	326
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz	326
	Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz	326

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1888
	Intel Core i3-2105 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1883
	Intel Core i7-3555LE 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1880
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1878
	AMD A6-5357M 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1878
	AMD Athlon II X3 455 3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz	1858
	AMD Athlon II X4 610e 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1857

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 750K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	86
	Intel Celeron 3965U 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	86
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	86
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	85
	Intel Celeron J4025 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	85
	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	85
	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz	85

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron G1820TE 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	217
	Intel Core m5-6Y54 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	217
	Intel Pentium G2030 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	217
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	214
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	214
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	214
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	214

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

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