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Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-5250U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 4.61

Overall Rank:
2893rd fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
2337th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
671st fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $529.99 USD (2020-10-13)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2442
Single Thread Rating
1514

Samples: 986*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,684
Thread: 1,411

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math7,863 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,863 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,383 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption673.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,651 KBytes/Sec
Physics242 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,878 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,514 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,903
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,144
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,320
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,813
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,714
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,723
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,617
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
 2,442
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.00
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.12
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.17
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
 4.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,927
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,658
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,640
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,411
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
 1,514
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5091475 - Apr 09 2025
2903
BL5091434 - Apr 09 2025
2748
BL2542029 - Apr 09 2025
2790
BL5091345 - Apr 08 2025
2710
BL5091122 - Apr 05 2025
2748
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
 2,442
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,638 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,721 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,979 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,715 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,504 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,207 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,017 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 3,151 (+29.0%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 3,031 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 3,019 (+23.6%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,994 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i7-5500U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
 2,795 (+14.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,609
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 8,110
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,072
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,814
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,808
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,789
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,558
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,164
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
 378