Intel Core i5 2500K vs AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500K
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2500K
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs the Intel Core i5 2500K. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2500K vs Phenom II X4 940
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
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2500K | vs | Phenom II X4 940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 41.29 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 110.03 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.79 pt/W | 1.19 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 112.55W | 101.56W | |
details | Core i5 2500K | vs | Phenom II X4 940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 1.2 - 1.5V | 0.88 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | 5 - 72.6°C | Unknown - 62°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 3,179 | 44 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.98 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.88 GHz | 3.83 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.98 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | 10.1 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | 5,275 | N/A | |
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