Core i5-2510E: specs and benchmarks

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Core i5-2510E
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.19

Core i5-2510E provides poor benchmark performance at 1.19% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i5-2510E sales 1 February 2011 at a recommended price of $266. This is a Sandy Bridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCPGA988 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core i5-2510E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2345
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.20of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads4
Base clock speed2.5 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed3.1 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus typeDMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier25of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache128 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache512 KBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography32 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Die size149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H)
Number of transistors624 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2510E compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketFCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2510E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX
AES-NI+
FMA+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
Demand Based Switching-
FDI+
Fast Memory Access+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
Identity Protection+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-2510E's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3
Maximum memory size16.6 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-2510E.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2510E's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported2
eDP+
DisplayPort+
HDMI+
SDVO+
CRT+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-2510E. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-2510E 1.19

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-2510E 1889

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i5-2510E's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core i3-3130M 100.84
Core i5-2510E 100
A8-5550M 99.16

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5-2510E is A8-5550M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-2510E:

A10-7400P 111.76
A10-4600M 102.52
A10 Pro-7350B 101.68
Core i5-2510E 100
A8-5550M 99.16
A8-5557M 95.8
A10-5745M 94.96

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