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Intel Core i5 2500K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 2500K based on its overclocking.
See full details| | Intel Core i5 3450 vs 2500K |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | More number of displays supported 3 |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 62.56W | | Better performance per watt 11.66 pt/W |
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz |
| | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Higher GPU clock speed 850 MHz |
by munaim1 (Dec, 2011)This chip has been an absolute dream for overclocking, fairly easy to do and the performance boost you get in comparison with older platforms is mind blowing.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Core i5 3450 7.2 Core i5 2500K 7.3 | |
| Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Core i5 3450 9.0 Core i5 2500K 9.0 | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Core i5 3450 6.6 Core i5 2500K 9.9 | |
| Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Core i5 3450 6.9 Core i5 2500K 6.2 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Core i5 3450 7.9 Core i5 2500K 8.1 | |
Winner |
| | | Intel Core i5 2500KCPUBoss Winner |
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 62.56W | vs | 112.55W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better performance per watt | 11.66 pt/W | vs | 6.08 pt/W | More than 90% better performance per watt | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 4.1 pt/$ | vs | 2.62 pt/$ | More than 55% better performance per dollar | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | vs | 41.29 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Marginally newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | vs | 110.03 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | vs | 650 MHz | More than 30% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.03 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.1 GHz | vs | 3.57 GHz | Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
summary | Core i5 3450 | vs | 2500K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 10.1 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 850 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Core i5 3450 | vs | 2500K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22 nms | 32 nms | |
| Transistor count | 1,400,000,000 | 1,160,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 31 | 33 | |
| Voltage range | Unknown - 1.2V | 1.2 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | 5 - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 12 | 3,179 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.57 GHz | 5.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.8 GHz | 5.03 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 77W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 18.55 $/year | 41.29 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 67.45 $/year | 110.03 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 11.66 pt/W | 6.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 62.56W | 112.55W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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