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Intel Core i5 2500K
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500K
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
8.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2500K
 | Is unlocked Yes |
by PCMag (Apr, 2011)In the PCMark Vantage full-system performance test, the Core i5-2500K earned an overall score of 10,271—not at all far behind the Core i7-2600K's result of 10,368, and surprisingly close (all things considered) to the 10,970 we saw with the Core i7-970—Intel's lower-end six-core LGA1366 CPU.
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
7.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 2500
| | Supports trusted computing Yes |
by PCMag (Jul, 2011)Design and Features The Intel Core i5-2500 rests on a tiny circuit board, and its main chip is protected by a brushed metal casing that simply reads, "Intel Core i5.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2500K vs 2500 among desktop CPUs (over 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 | |
| 8.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2500K vs 2500
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
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2500K | vs | 2500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 41.29 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 110.03 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.79 pt/W | 9.05 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 112.55W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 2500K | vs | 2500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | 5 - 72.6°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 3,179 | 57 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.98 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.88 GHz | 4.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.98 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | 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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