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The Intel Core i5-2520M is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture and released in 2011. This CPU features 2 cores, a base clock of 2500 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3200 MHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 32 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-2520M is designed for the PPGA988 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 3000 graphics.

The Intel Core i5-6300U is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 2 cores, a base clock of 2400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3000 MHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-6300U is designed for the FCBGA1356 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 520 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Intel Core i5-2520MIntel Core i5-6300U
Popularity (0-100) 32%64%
Performance (0-100) 4%10%
Blender Score / $1

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i5-2520MIntel Core i5-6300U
Type LaptopLaptop
Cores 22
Threads 44
Speed 2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Turbo 3.2 GHz3 GHz
Current Price
Release Price $281
Release Date 20112015
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 3000Intel® HD Graphics 520
Socket PPGA988FCBGA1356
L3 3 MB3 MB
Base TDP 35 W15 W
Max TDP
Nm 32 nm14 nm
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Intel Core i5-2520MIntel Core i5-6300U
Blender Score 13.820.5
Top % Ranking 4 %10 %
Blender Score / $1
Samples 441

Details

Intel Core i5-2520MIntel Core i5-6300U
Class Intel CoreIntel Core
Code Name Sandy BridgeSkylake
Performance Cores 22
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR3DDR4
Max Memory 16 MB32 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
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L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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