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Intel Core i5-5250U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i5-5250U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.6 (15 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i5-5250U was designed as a processor for mobile devices and was based on Intel's Broadwell U architecture. Manufacturing in the 14-nanometer process enabled remarkable energy efficiency, making it ideal for compact notebooks and thin ultrabooks.Integrated Graphics
A particularly positive feature of this chip was the integrated graphics unit.

The Intel HD Graphics 6000 allowed for more than just basic tasks. It mastered everyday use smoothly and reliably. Watching high-resolution videos was also no problem. It also offered passable performance for light games. The processor also had 3 MB Level 3 Cache. This cache contributed significantly to fast data processing.

It ensured a generally good system response. We noticed how well this affected the user experience. The Intel Core i5-5250U was a reliable option. It delivered a balanced performance for many typical applications. Its strength clearly lay in the combination of compactness and efficiency.

Broadwell U Architecture
14-Nanometer Manufacturing
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000
3 MB Level 3 Cache

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 470 / 584
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank 480 / 578
In segment Notebook

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

675 pts

2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

666 pts

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

658 pts

4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz

649 pts

2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz

647 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz

1,598 pts

4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

1,541 pts

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

1,537 pts

2C / 4T · 2.20 GHz

1,489 pts

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

1,477 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

858

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

851

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

845

2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

841

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

838

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

1,645

2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz

1,643

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

1,621

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

1,588

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

1,588

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz

672

4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz

672

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

671

4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

670

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

669

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

1,385

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

1,384

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

1,378

2C / 4T · 2.80 GHz

1,376

2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz

1,376

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)

782

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)

782

Intel HD Graphics 6000

768

AMD Radeon 820M

758

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)

742

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz

111 cb

4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

111 cb

2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

110 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

109 cb

2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz

107 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

2C / 4T · 1.10 GHz

266 cb

4C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

265 cb

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

264 cb

2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

263 cb

2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz

263 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
Architecture	Broadwell U
Technology	14 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1168
Generation	5
Predecessor	Intel Core i5-4250U Q3/2013
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	2 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	normal
Cores:	2x
Frequency:	1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	2.50 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	3.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 6000
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	48 / 384
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q1/2015

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3-1600	29.9 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	16 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	2.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down	9.5 W
T. junction max.	105 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q1/2015
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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