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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i5 2500S among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
7.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i5 2500S
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
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Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz |
Cores | Quad core |
Socket type | LGA 1155 |
Is unlocked | No |
features
Has a NX bit | Yes |
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Supports trusted computing | Yes |
Has virtualization support | Yes |
Instruction set extensions |
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Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes |
power consumption
TDP | 65W |
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Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year |
Performance per watt | 13.06 pt/W |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W |
bus
Architecture | DMI |
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Number of links | 1 |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s |
details
Architecture | x86-64 |
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Threads | 4 threads |
L2 cache | 1 MB |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core |
L3 cache | 6 MB |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core |
Manufacture process | 32 nm |
Max CPUs | 1 |
Clock multiplier | 27 |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C |
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed | 3.33 GHz |
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Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.8 GHz |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz |
integrated graphics
GPU | GPU |
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Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 |
Number of displays supported | 2 |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz |
memory controller
Memory controller | Built-in |
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Memory type |
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Channels | Dual Channel |
Supports ECC | No |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB |

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