Intel Core i5-2400S Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

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).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i5-2400S belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i5-2400S.
Name:	Intel Core i5-2400S
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000 (28)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
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):	--

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 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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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

Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz)

buy now on Amazon and save!

Rate this processor

Here you can rate this processor to help other visitors make their purchase decision. The average rating of this processor is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

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 G2030 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	608
	Intel Core i5-8265U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	606
	Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	605
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	601
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	597
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	596
	Intel Core i5-2450M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	582

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 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	2011
	AMD A12-9800 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1979
	AMD Phenom II X4 955 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1967
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1965
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1927
	Intel Core i5-7360U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1866
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1858

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 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	678
	Intel Xeon D-1528 6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz	678
	Intel Core i7-3555LE 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	677
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	676
	Intel Atom x6413E 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	676
	Intel Atom x6425E 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	676
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	676

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 i3-8121U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1987
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1975
	Intel Core i3-8140U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1974
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1966
	Intel Core i3-6098P 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1965
	Intel Core i5-2500S 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1965
	Intel Pentium N6211 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1955

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 Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	585
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	584
	Intel Core i5-2380P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	583
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	578
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	578
	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	577
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	576

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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1645
	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1643
	Intel Core i5-5250U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1621
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1618
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1588
	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1588
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1586

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.


	MediaTek Helio X20 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6414RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Core i5-2400S Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2115C Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2130 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	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 Pentium Gold G5400T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3169
	Intel Core i5-6198DU 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3164
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	3156
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	3155
	Intel Core i3-6167U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3155
	AMD A10-4600M 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3148
	Intel Pentium G4600T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3143

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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1019
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	1003
	Intel Core i3-4170 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1003
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1000
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	994
	AMD FX-6200 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	987
	Intel Core i5-7300U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	978

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

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

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

Popular comparisons


1.		Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Core i7-2600S
2.		Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Core i5-2400
3.		Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Core i5-2405S
4.		Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
5.		Intel Core i5-4460 vs Intel Core i5-2400S
6.		AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Core i5-2400S
7.		AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2400S
8.		Intel Core i5-4200H vs Intel Core i5-2400S
9.		AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i5-2400S
10.		Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Core i5-2520M