Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Core i5-4250U
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-2520M and Intel Core i5-4250U. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 533 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 531 |
| 1170 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1146 |
| 2233 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 2208 |
| 1369 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1341 |
| 1296 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 1128 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-2520M | Processor | Intel Core i5-4250U |
| 2500 MHz | Frequency | 1300 MHz |
| 3200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 2600 MHz |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 35 W | TDP | 15 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5000 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| PPGA988 | Package | FCBGA1168 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 516 | Single-Core Score | 531 |
| 1239 | Multi-Core Score | 869 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | macOS 11.5.1 (Build 20G80) |
| Dell Inc. Latitude E6420 | Model | MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013) |
| Model ID | MacBookAir6,1 | |
| Dell Inc. 0K0DNP | Motherboard | Apple Inc. Mac-35C1E88140C3E6CF MacBookAir6,1 |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-2520M | Name | Intel Core i5-4250U |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1 |
| 2.46 GHz | Base Frequency | 1.30 GHz |
| 3153 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 2 |
| 3.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 3.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 4.00 GB | Size | 4.00 GB |
| 656 MHz | Frequency | |
| Transfer Rate | 1600 MT/s | |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 |
| 1 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 516 | Single-Core Score | 531 |
|---|---|---|
| 669 | Crypto Score | 729 |
| 490 | Integer Score | 509 |
| 548 | Floating Point Score | 544 |
| 669 1.14 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 729 1.24 GB/sec |
| 642 3.25 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 573 2.90 MB/sec |
| 606 28.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 460 21.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 385 1.09 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 495 1.39 MTE/sec |
| 492 577.6 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 459 539.5 KElements/sec |
| 508 159.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 525 164.4 Krows/sec |
| 530 28.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 506 27.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 447 142.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 598 190.6 KB/sec |
| 386 3.01 Klines/sec | Clang | 528 4.12 Klines/sec |
| 473 5.48 images/sec | Camera | 459 5.32 images/sec |
| 378 473.1 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 301 376.9 Kpairs/sec |
| 587 3635.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 597 3697.0 FPS |
| 432 23.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 384 21.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 563 4.34 images/sec | Face Detection | 504 3.88 images/sec |
| 562 13.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 590 14.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 823 40.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1003 49.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 946 12.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1072 14.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 591 474.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 787 631.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 410 3.68 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 453 4.06 Kpixels/sec |
| 539 17.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 350 11.2 Words/sec |
| 436 16.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 451 17.4 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1239 | Multi-Core Score | 869 |
|---|---|---|
| 1377 | Crypto Score | 1537 |
| 1228 | Integer Score | 847 |
| 1241 | Floating Point Score | 804 |
| 1377 2.35 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1537 2.62 GB/sec |
| 1536 7.77 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1207 6.10 MB/sec |
| 1507 71.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 736 34.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 961 2.71 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1107 3.12 MTE/sec |
| 1185 1.39 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 817 958.7 KElements/sec |
| 1298 406.8 Krows/sec | SQLite | 949 297.2 Krows/sec |
| 1348 73.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 969 52.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1052 335.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1061 337.9 KB/sec |
| 1227 9.56 Klines/sec | Clang | 533 4.15 Klines/sec |
| 1063 12.3 images/sec | Camera | 539 6.25 images/sec |
| 1131 1.41 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 624 780.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 1633 10118.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1175 7281.5 FPS |
| 1083 59.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 851 46.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1327 10.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 983 7.57 images/sec |
| 1410 34.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 465 11.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1850 90.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 803 39.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2361 32.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1025 14.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1556 1.25 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 954 766.3 Kpixels/sec |
| 972 8.71 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 469 4.20 Kpixels/sec |
| 884 28.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 899 28.7 Words/sec |
| 494 19.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 961 37.2 images/sec |