Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 45.19

Overall Rank:
2305th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2210th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
684th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $70.00 USD (2024-05-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3163

Single Thread Rating

1475

Samples: 809*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,180
Thread: 1,624

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	10,921 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,624 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,815 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	781.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,905 KBytes/Sec
Physics	303 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,526 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,475 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,163

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		45.19
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		1,475

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5068332 - Jul 11 2024		3308
BL5068240 - Jul 09 2024		2071
BL5067856 - Jul 03 2024		3297
BL5067491 - Jun 28 2024		2676
BL2117021 - Jun 05 2024		3249

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		3,163
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,539 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,536 (-19.8%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,854 (-9.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,629 (-16.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,506 (-20.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,417 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,398 (+7.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2400S		3,387 (+7.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,401 (-24.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,400 (-24.1%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,736 (-13.5%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i5-2400S		2,607 (-17.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz		706

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