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Core i5-2520M vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-2520M vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i5-2520M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3990 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 54% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-2520M - 173 vs 112 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 12 vs 4 threads
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HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

112

65%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

173

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.27/FPS

100%

Price, £

£220

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

21%

Multi-Core

926

10%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Core i5-2520M

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4Threads
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier25.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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