Intel Core i5-2400 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-2400 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2011 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-2400, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-2400
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 2000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2400 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2400 is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-2400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-2400 uses the Intel HD Graphics 2000, which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency: 0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.1 GHz
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 48
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 6
Direct X: 10.1
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: No

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 95 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 95 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2400 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Sandy Bridge S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q1/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
7662
7662
Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
7590
7590
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
7286
7286
Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
7070
7070
AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
7060
7060

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3615
3615
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
3602
3602
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3560
3560
AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3555
3555
Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3550
3550

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2729
2729
Intel Core i3-4130T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2714
2714
Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
2688
2688

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
2346
2346
Intel Core i5-3340S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2345
2345
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2345
2345
Intel Core i5-3340S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2345
2345
AMD Athlon 300GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2338
2338

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2120
2120
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2011
2011
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2011
2011
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2011
2011
Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1965
1965

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-2675QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1781
1781
Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1778
1778
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1778
1778
Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1778
1778
Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1764
1764

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3470S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1273
1273
Intel Core i5-3350P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1237
1237
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1230
1230
Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1194
1194

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
935
935
Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
935
935
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
863
863
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
838
838
AMD Athlon 220GE
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
804
804

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
694
694
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
691
691
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
691
691
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
691
691
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
688
688

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
645
645
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
640
640
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
615
615
Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
612
612
Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
601
601

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3340M
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
604
604
Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
598
598
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
598
598
Intel Core i7-3610QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
598
598
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
594
594

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
357
357
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
355
355
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
355
355
AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
355
355
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1202B
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
352
352

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
348
348
Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
337
337
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
317
317
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
316
316
Intel Core i3-4130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
313
313

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.3 GHz
264
264
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
263
263
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
253
253
AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
251
251
Intel Core m5-6Y54
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
250
250

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Atom x6211E
2C 2T @ 1.3 GHz
114
114
Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
114
114
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
114
114
Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
114
114
Intel Atom x6211E
2C 2T @ 1.3 GHz
114
114