Intel Core i5 2500 vs 2400 |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2500 vs 2400
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
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2500 | vs | 2400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 27.75 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 100.92 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.04 pt/W | 8.14 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 93.6W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 2500 | vs | 2400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 33 | 31 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 57 | 63 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.21 GHz | 3.51 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.7 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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