Intel Core i5-2435M Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-2435M has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1023 socket and was released in Q4/2011. The Intel Core i5-2435M scores 584 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,260 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i5-2435M
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge H
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2435M has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2435M is 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.00 GHz
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 i5-2435M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-2435M uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.30 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
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

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

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 processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

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

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2435M is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1023
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 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:	Q4/2011
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-2435M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2435M 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.


	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	585
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	585
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	585
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	584
	Intel Core i5-4460T 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	584
	Intel Core i7-970 6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz	582
	Intel Xeon D-1557 12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz	582

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 i3-2100 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1262
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1262
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1261
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1260
	Intel Core i3-4330TE 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1260
	Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1259

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 i5-2300 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	526
	Intel Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	526
	Intel Pentium G3440T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	526
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	525
	Intel Core i7-920 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	525
	Intel Pentium J6426 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	525
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	525

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 Celeron N4100 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1034
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1031
	Intel Core i5-4202Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1030
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1025
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1025
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1025
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1024

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 i5-2415M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2450M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2520M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	Intel Core i5-2435M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz	250
	AMD A6-5400K AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	AMD A6-5400B AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz	246
	HiSilicon Kirin 960S ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz	245

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 Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	2062
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2062
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2061
	Intel Core i5-2435M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2060
	Intel Core i5-2430M 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2060
	AMD Phenom II X2 B57 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2060
	AMD Phenom II X2 555 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2060

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,479 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,452 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,745 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,693 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,010 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,386 entries

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