Core i5-2560M: specs and benchmarks

Summary

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 2700 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR3-1333 memory.

General info

Core i5-2560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	1995
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	no data
Current price	$1180	of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)

Technical specs

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 cores	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	512 KB	of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache	3 MB	of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography	32 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	149 mm2
Number of transistors	624 Million	of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
FMA	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+

Security technologies

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

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

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

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	16 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9654)
ECC memory support	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-2560M.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-2560M. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Relative performance

Overall Core i5-2560M performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.

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