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| Intel Core i5 2500K vs 2500 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500K
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 2500K
![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the 2500
![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2500K vs 2500
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i5 2500K
2,750
Core i5 2500
2,411
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2500K
9,382
Core i5 2500
8,816
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2500K
2,994
Core i5 2500
2,796
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2500K
2,530,000 MB/s
Core i5 2500
2,410,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2500K
10,319
Core i5 2500
8,767
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2500K
11,186
Core i5 2500
9,632
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 2500K
6,383
Core i5 2500
6,257
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 2500K
1,863
Core i5 2500
1,857
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2500K | vs | 2500 |
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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 | 9.04 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 |
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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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