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Intel Core i5-2500 Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i5-2500
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.1 (18 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-12

The Intel Core i5-2500 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q1/2011. The Intel Core i5-2500 scores 737 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,425 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i5-2500
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 i5-2500 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2500 is 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-2500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-2500 uses the Intel HD Graphics 2000, which has 48 texture shaders and 6 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 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

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 32 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:	32 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 95 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):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2500 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 6.00 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:	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 i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2500 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 Core i7-2600 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	759
	Intel Core i5-3570 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	731
	Intel Core i5-3570K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	731
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	697
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	697
	Intel Core i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	682
	Intel Core i5-4590T 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	657

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 Xeon X3470 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2672
	Intel Core i5-3470 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2603
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2545
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2531
	Intel Core i5-4590T 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2466
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	2450
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2344

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 i5-3330S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	642
	Intel Core i5-3470T 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	640
	Intel Core i7-975 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	635
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	633
	Intel Core i5-2500S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	633
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	632
	Intel Xeon D-1577 16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz	627

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 Core i3-4130T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1859
	Intel Core i5-3340S 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1859
	Intel Core i3-4150T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1852
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1845
	Intel Core i5-2450P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1839
	Intel Core i5-3330 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1836
	Intel Core i7-930 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1832

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 i7-4701EQ 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	744
	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz	741
	Intel Pentium G4500T 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	740
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	737
	Intel Core i5-2500S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	737
	Intel Xeon D-1540 8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz	736
	Intel Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	735

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 i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2449
	AMD FX-8150 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	2431
	Intel Core i5-4670T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2427
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2425
	Intel Core i7-965 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2420
	Intel Core i7-2600S 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2418
	Intel Core i5-2450P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2418

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 HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Core i5-3570S Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Core i5-3570T Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.15 GHz	110
	Intel Core i5-2500 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 Core i3-6098P 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	4155
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4155
	AMD FX-4130 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4154
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	4150
	Intel Core i3-6100 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	4148
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4129
	Intel Core i5-2550k 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4120

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-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.


	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	343
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	343
	Intel Core i3-4170 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	342
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	340
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	339
	Intel Core i7-2600 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	337
	Intel Core i3-4160 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	331

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 Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1336
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1327
	Intel Core i7-930 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1322
	Intel Core i5-2500 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1313
	Intel Core i7-860 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	1310
	Intel Core i5-3450 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1303
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	1289

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
626 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
242 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
744 entries

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