Intel Core i5-2557M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-2557M is a 2-core and 4-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 1700 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
410
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
913
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1725
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1007

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i5-2557M
Frequency
1700 MHz
Maximum Frequency
2700 MHz
Cores
2
Threads
4
TDP
17 W
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Package
FCBGA1023
Intel Core i5-2557M
Intel Core i5-2557M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
409
Multi-Core Score
961
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14042)
Model
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)
Model ID
MacBookAir4,2
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-742912EFDBEE19B3 MacBookAir4,2

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i5-2557M
Topology
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Base Frequency
1.70 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 2
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 2
L2 Cache
256 KB x 2
L3 Cache
3.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
4.00 GB
Transfer Rate
1333 MT/s
Type
DDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score409
Crypto Score481
Integer Score393
Floating Point Score 432
AES-XTS481
838.8 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)409
2.07 MB/sec
Image Compression443
20.9 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)485
1.37 MTE/sec
HTML5344
404.4 KElements/sec
SQLite399
125.0 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering417
22.6 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering333
106.1 KB/sec
Clang363
2.83 Klines/sec
Camera365
4.23 images/sec
N-Body Physics232
290.7 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics498
3087.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur296
16.3 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection426
3.28 images/sec
Horizon Detection433
10.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting713
35.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR766
10.4 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing518
415.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion324
2.90 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition433
13.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning388
15.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score961
Crypto Score1164
Integer Score927
Floating Point Score 1000
AES-XTS1164
1.98 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1254
6.34 MB/sec
Image Compression911
43.1 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1207
3.40 MTE/sec
HTML5741
869.8 KElements/sec
SQLite884
276.9 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering837
45.4 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering936
298.3 KB/sec
Clang872
6.80 Klines/sec
Camera821
9.52 images/sec
N-Body Physics843
1.06 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1520
9415.1 FPS
Gaussian Blur865
47.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection1120
8.62 images/sec
Horizon Detection731
18.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1205
59.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR1749
23.8 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1453
1.17 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion672
6.02 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition913
29.2 Words/sec
Machine Learning589
22.8 images/sec