Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-650 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 i5-650 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 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: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 30.93

Overall Rank:
3009th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
2630th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
878th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $73.00 USD (2025-03-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2258

Single Thread Rating

1365

Samples: 3046*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,009
Thread: 1,345

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	8,718 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,761 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,844 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	839.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	36,265 KBytes/Sec
Physics	196 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,019 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,365 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz		2,258

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz		30.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
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
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz		1,365

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2548960 - Apr 12 2025		2394
BL2547373 - Apr 11 2025		2512
BL2544690 - Apr 10 2025		1987
BL2520898 - Mar 31 2025		2369
BL2504974 - Mar 24 2025		2479

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz		2,258
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,654 (+17.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,535 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,237 (-0.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core i5-650		2,131 (-5.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,610 (+15.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,535 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i5-650		2,482 (+9.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,373 (+5.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core i5-650		2,360 (+4.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i5-650		2,262 (+0.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-650		1,903 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-650		1,855 (-17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz		397

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