Intel Core i5-520M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i5-520M is a 2-core and 4-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2400 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
395
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
862
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1674
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1073
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
871

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i5-520M
Frequency
2400 MHz
Maximum Frequency
2930 MHz
Cores
2
Threads
4
TDP
35 W
GPU
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Codename
Arrandale
Package
BGA1288, PGA988
Intel Core i5-520M
Intel Core i5-520M: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
390
Multi-Core Score
715
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
macOS 10.13.6 (Build 17G14033)
Model
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2010)
Model ID
MacBookPro6,2
Motherboard
Apple Inc. Mac-F22586C8 MacBookPro6,2

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i5-520M
Topology
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 2
Base Frequency
2.40 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
8.00 GB
Transfer Rate
1067 MT/s
Type
DDR3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score390
Crypto Score398
Integer Score385
Floating Point Score 398
AES-XTS398
695.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)461
2.33 MB/sec
Image Compression424
20.1 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)383
1.08 MTE/sec
HTML5326
383.1 KElements/sec
SQLite371
116.3 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering391
21.2 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering339
108.1 KB/sec
Clang396
3.08 Klines/sec
Camera393
4.55 images/sec
N-Body Physics278
348.2 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics549
3402.3 FPS
Gaussian Blur305
16.8 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection451
3.47 images/sec
Horizon Detection390
9.61 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting677
33.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR728
9.92 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing485
389.2 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion315
2.83 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition345
11.0 Words/sec
Machine Learning188
7.28 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score715
Crypto Score728
Integer Score694
Floating Point Score 758
AES-XTS728
1.24 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1028
5.20 MB/sec
Image Compression767
36.3 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)747
2.11 MTE/sec
HTML5568
666.5 KElements/sec
SQLite607
190.2 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering625
33.9 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering583
185.8 KB/sec
Clang751
5.85 Klines/sec
Camera675
7.83 images/sec
N-Body Physics643
804.3 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics1198
7421.4 FPS
Gaussian Blur620
34.1 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection876
6.75 images/sec
Horizon Detection856
21.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1079
52.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1361
18.5 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1042
836.7 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion497
4.46 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition652
20.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning268
10.4 images/sec