Intel Core i5-2400S Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-2400S was released in Q1/2011 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-2400S achieved a result of 676 points (single-core) or 1,966 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i5-2400S

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-2400S
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 2000 (28)
Architecture: Sandy Bridge S
Technology: 32 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2400S has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2400S is 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-2400S has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-2400S has the Intel HD Graphics 2000 installed, which has 6 streaming multiprocessors (48 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency: 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 2
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 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: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-2400S supports a maximum of 32 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 21.3 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-2400S has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-2400S is made in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q1/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2400S 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.


Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Pentium G3220 Intel Pentium G3220
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
634
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
615
Intel Pentium G2030 Intel Pentium G2030
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
608
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
601
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
596
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
579
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
559

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2011
AMD A12-9800 AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1979
AMD Phenom II X4 955 AMD Phenom II X4 955
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1967
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1965
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1858
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1844
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1781

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
586
Intel Core i5-2380P Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
583
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
578
Intel Core i5-2405S Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
578
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
577
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
576

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1680
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1679
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1675
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1618
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1586
Intel Core i5-2300 Intel Core i5-2300
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1580
Intel Core i5-2405S Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1556

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 Core i3-4160T Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
678
Intel Xeon D-1528 Intel Xeon D-1528
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
678
Intel Core i7-3555LE Intel Core i7-3555LE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
677
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
676
Intel Core i5-2405S Intel Core i5-2405S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
676
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
672
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
672

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 Pentium Gold G6505T Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
2002
Intel Core i3-4360 Intel Core i3-4360
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2001
AMD FX-6200 AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1992
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1966
Intel Core i3-6098P Intel Core i3-6098P
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1965
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1965
Intel Core i3-4350 Intel Core i3-4350
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1944

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 Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3570S Intel Core i5-3570S
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-3570T Intel Core i5-3570T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz
110
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Core i3-2130
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106

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 Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3178
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3169
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3156
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3155
Intel Pentium G4600T Intel Pentium G4600T
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3143
Intel Core i3-4160T Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3140
Intel Core i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3132

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1019
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
1003
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1003
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1000
Intel Pentium G4560 Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
994
AMD FX-6200 AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
987
Intel Core i5-760 Intel Core i5-760
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
975

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