Intel Core i5-2500S vs Intel Core i7-2630QM
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2500S and Intel Core i7-2630QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 644 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 524 |
| 1890 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1872 |
| 3427 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 3535 |
| 1660 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1217 |
| 2029 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 2256 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2500S | Processor | Intel Core i7-2630QM |
| 2700 MHz | Frequency | 2000 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 2900 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 65 W | TDP | 45 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 2000 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| LGA1155 | Package | FCPGA988 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 651 | Single-Core Score | 531 |
| 2128 | Multi-Core Score | 1910 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMac (27-inch Mid 2011) | Model | Acer Aspire 4750 |
| iMac12,2 | Model ID | |
| Apple Inc. Mac-942B59F58194171B iMac12,2 | Motherboard | Acer Aspire 4750 |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2500S | Name | Intel Core i7-2630QM |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 |
| 2.70 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 2893 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 988B rPGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 16.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| Frequency | 665 MHz | |
| 1333 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 651 | Single-Core Score | 531 |
|---|---|---|
| 757 | Crypto Score | 588 |
| 601 | Integer Score | 496 |
| 742 | Floating Point Score | 596 |
| 757 1.29 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 588 1.00 GB/sec |
| 705 3.57 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 548 2.77 MB/sec |
| 645 30.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 504 23.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 664 1.87 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 497 1.40 MTE/sec |
| 485 569.3 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 522 613.5 KElements/sec |
| 566 177.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 402 125.8 Krows/sec |
| 593 32.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 460 24.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 564 179.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 484 154.3 KB/sec |
| 569 4.44 Klines/sec | Clang | 534 4.16 Klines/sec |
| 648 7.51 images/sec | Camera | 530 6.14 images/sec |
| 485 606.2 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 603 755.0 Kpairs/sec |
| 763 4729.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 605 3745.5 FPS |
| 535 29.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 566 31.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 685 5.27 images/sec | Face Detection | 587 4.52 images/sec |
| 705 17.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 591 14.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1216 59.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 971 47.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1293 17.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1022 13.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 897 720.7 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 676 543.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 551 4.93 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 416 3.73 Kpixels/sec |
| 862 27.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 469 15.0 Words/sec |
| 590 22.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 358 13.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2128 | Multi-Core Score | 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 2573 | Crypto Score | 1592 |
| 1972 | Integer Score | 1875 |
| 2393 | Floating Point Score | 2040 |
| 2573 4.39 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1592 2.71 GB/sec |
| 2432 12.3 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2605 13.2 MB/sec |
| 2301 108.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 2030 96.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1683 4.75 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1086 3.06 MTE/sec |
| 1675 1.97 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2035 2.39 MElements/sec |
| 2015 631.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2233 699.6 Krows/sec |
| 1904 103.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2169 117.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1671 532.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1393 443.7 KB/sec |
| 2045 15.9 Klines/sec | Clang | 2067 16.1 Klines/sec |
| 2182 25.3 images/sec | Camera | 1760 20.4 images/sec |
| 2286 2.86 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2428 3.04 Mpairs/sec |
| 3019 18702.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2783 17244.5 FPS |
| 2481 136.4 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1895 104.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2512 19.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 2327 17.9 images/sec |
| 2314 57.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2160 53.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 3555 174.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2961 145.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4128 56.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 3722 50.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3162 2.54 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2944 2.36 Mpixels/sec |
| 1736 15.5 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1626 14.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 1526 48.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1201 38.4 Words/sec |
| 1207 46.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 625 24.2 images/sec |