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| Intel Core i5 2550K vs 2500K |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i5 2500K
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 2500K
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 2550K vs 2500K
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2550K
9,714
Core i5 2500K
9,382
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2550K
3,101
Core i5 2500K
2,994
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2550K
2,640,000 MB/s
Core i5 2500K
2,530,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2550K
10,555
Core i5 2500K
10,319
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i5 2550K
11,863
Core i5 2500K
11,186
GeekBench
Core i5 2550K
13,047
Core i5 2500K
13,624
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 2550K
6,694
Core i5 2500K
6,383
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i5 2550K
1,954
Core i5 2500K
1,863
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 2550K | vs | 2500K |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
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 | 22.89 $/year | 41.29 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 110.03 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.5 pt/W | 6.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 112.55W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i5 2550K | vs | 2500K |
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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 | 34 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | 5 - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 44 | 3,179 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 5.03 GHz | 4.98 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | 4.88 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.03 GHz | 4.98 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.1 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
3DMark06 | N/A | 5,275 | |
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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