Powering the Pavilion dv5-1250us is the AMD Turion X2 RM-80 dual core mobile processor. This is a switch away from the Intel CPUs used in previous dv5 quick ship version. Performance is not quite up to the level of the Intel Core 2 Duo's found in most competing systems but for some this may not be a huge issue. The switch though allows it to cut the cost of the system several hundred dollars compared to many similarly equipped 15.4-inch laptops.