Core i5-580M

Details and Benchmarks for Intel Core i5-580M

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Benchmark Results

Combined benchmark scores based on multiple data points, giving a quick overview of this processor's performance.

Overall Score

Overall score for Core i5-580M based on all benchmark results gathered. Look at this like a meta score, you will find more specific workload ratings below.

4,349 Rank: 1472
Rank Name Score Visual
1468 Phenom II X4 940 4,352
+0.1%
1469 Athlon II X4 645 4,351
+0%
1470 Core i3-6006U 4,350
+0%
1471 A6-7400K 4,350
+0%
1472 Core i5-580M 4,349
1473 Phenom II X3 B77 4,349
+0%
1474 Pentium E6800 4,345
-0.1%
1475 A8-5500B 4,344
-0.1%
1476 Phenom II N950 4,343
-0.1%
1477 A8-6500B 4,343
-0.1%

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Multicore Score

Multicore performance score for Core i5-580M based on multi-threaded benchmark results.

4,361 Rank: 1551
Rank Name Score Visual
1547 Core i3-4000M 4,362
+0%
1548 Core i7-620M 4,362
+0%
1549 Pentium Silver N5000 4,361
+0%
1550 A10-7300 4,361
+0%
1551 Core i5-580M 4,361
1552 Celeron G3900 4,360
+-0%
1553 Athlon II X2 270 4,360
+-0%
1554 Phenom II P960 4,360
+-0%
1555 Core i3-550 4,360
+-0%
1556 Athlon II X4 610e 4,360
+-0%

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Singlecore Score

Single-core performance score for Core i5-580M based on single-threaded benchmark results.

4,341 Rank: 1450
Rank Name Score Visual
1446 Phenom II X4 960T 4,344
+0.1%
1447 Xeon X5460 4,343
+0%
1448 Xeon E3110 4,342
+0%
1449 Xeon E5472 4,341
+0%
1450 Core i5-580M 4,341
1451 A4-7300 4,340
+-0%
1452 Xeon D-1559 4,339
+-0%
1453 Core i5-760 4,339
+-0%
1454 Pentium Silver J5040 4,339
+-0%
1455 Phenom II X6 1035T 4,337
-0.1%

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Workload Scores

Performance scores grouped by workload type, normalized and aggregated from multiple raw benchmark results.

Number Crunching

Aggregated score for Core i5-580M based on integer math, floating point math, and prime number computation benchmarks.

4,514 Rank: 1434
Rank Name Score Visual
1430 Pentium G645 4,514
+0%
1431 A6-9500 4,514
+0%
1432 A6-3620 4,514
+0%
1433 Celeron G1620T 4,514
+0%
1434 Core i5-580M 4,514
1435 Athlon II X4 605e 4,514
+0%
1436 Core i7-2637M 4,513
+-0%
1437 Athlon II X4 620 4,513
+-0%
1438 Xeon E3110 4,513
+-0%
1439 Celeron G1840T 4,513
+-0%

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Data Processing

Aggregated score for Core i5-580M based on data encryption, data compression, and string sorting benchmarks.

4,492 Rank: 1383
Rank Name Score Visual
1379 Core i3-3120M 4,492
+0%
1380 A10-5750M 4,492
+0%
1381 Phenom II X3 710 4,492
+0%
1382 Core i7-620M 4,492
+0%
1383 Core i5-580M 4,492
1384 Core i7-8500Y 4,492
+0%
1385 Celeron G3900 4,491
+-0%
1386 Core i5-2510E 4,491
+-0%
1387 Core i5-2415M 4,491
+-0%
1388 Core i5-4250U 4,491
+-0%

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Physics & Compute

Aggregated score for Core i5-580M based on physics simulation and extended instruction set (SSE/AVX) benchmarks.

4,492 Rank: 1462
Rank Name Score Visual
1458 A10-7300 4,493
+0%
1459 Pentium G630 4,492
+0%
1460 A6-7470K 4,492
+0%
1461 Xeon E5345 4,492
+0%
1462 Core i5-580M 4,492
1463 Phenom II X3 705e 4,492
+0%
1464 Pentium G640 4,491
+-0%
1465 Pentium N4200 4,491
+-0%
1466 A10-5745M 4,491
+-0%
1467 Core i5-560M 4,491
+-0%

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Core i5-580M Details

As of March 2026, the Intel Core i5-580M remains a relic of early 2010s mobile computing, representing a transitional phase in Intel’s mobile processor evolution. Launched in September 2010, this chip belongs to the Arrandale family, a microarchitecture that marked the first integration of a GPU onto the same die as the CPU for mobile platforms. Though now more than 15 years old, the Core i5-580M was designed for mainstream notebooks, offering a balance of performance and power efficiency with a 35 W TDP. Its 32 nm manufacturing process and 382 million transistors reflect the state of semiconductor technology at the time, and while it has long since been surpassed by modern processors, it still holds a place in historical context as a pioneer in integrated graphics for laptops.

The Core i5-580M is a dual-core processor with hyper-threading, effectively delivering four threads, and operates at a base frequency of 2.667 GHz, capable of boosting up to 3.333 GHz under load. This dynamic clocking, combined with Intel’s Enhanced SpeedStep Technology, allowed for adaptive performance scaling. The chip supports DDR3 memory, a standard of its era, and uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 interface for connectivity, though bandwidth and latency are limited compared to today’s standards. With 3 MB of L3 cache and smaller L1 and L2 caches totaling 0.305 MiB, it relied heavily on fast memory access to maintain responsiveness, a design choice typical of mobile CPUs from that generation.

In terms of features, the Core i5-580M includes a suite of instruction sets such as SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and VT-x, enabling efficient multimedia processing and virtualization. It also supports hardware virtualization and IOMMU for direct hardware passthrough, which was a notable advancement for enterprise and developer use cases at the time. However, the locked multiplier limits overclocking potential, a design decision that favored stability over enthusiast tuning.

Benchmarking reveals that the Core i5-580M scores 4349 overall, placing it at #1472 out of 2060 processors in the current ranking. Its single-core performance is slightly stronger, with a score of 4341 and a rank of #1449, while its multicore score of 4361 lands it at #1549. These results indicate that its performance is comparable to mid-range processors from the same era, such as the Core i3-2100 and Core i7-620M, but it trails behind modern low-end CPUs like the Pentium Silver J5040. The processor’s performance gap relative to today’s top-tier chips—such as the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX, which scores over 9,000 in the overall benchmark—underscores the dramatic advancements in CPU architecture and manufacturing over the past decade.

In conclusion, the Core i5-580M is best suited for legacy systems, retro computing projects, or educational purposes where understanding early mobile processor design is valuable. While it no longer competes with modern processors in any meaningful way, its role in establishing integrated graphics and power-efficient design in laptops makes it historically significant. For contemporary users, it is obsolete, but for enthusiasts and historians, it serves as a reminder of how far mobile computing has come.
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Intel Core i5-580M

Main Specifications

Designer: Intel
Name: Core i5-580M
Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Base Frequency: 2667 MHz
Clock Multiplier: 20x (locked)
Core Name: Arrandale
Socket: Socket G1
Package: rPGA
Target Segment: Mobile
TDP: 35 W

Cache Specifications

L1 Cache: 62.464 KiB
L2 Cache: 0.244 MiB
L3 Cache: 2.861 MiB

Memory Specifications

Supported Memory Type: DDR3

Physical Specifications

Process: 32 nm
Die Area: 81 mm²
Transistor Count: 0.00 billion
Manufacturer: Intel

CPU Features

MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 EIST TXT VT-x VT-d
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