Intel Core i5-2500K CPU

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz 6MB BX80623I52500K

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Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 dynamically increases the processor frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits.
Intel Smart Cache is dynamically allocated to each processor core based on workload, which significantly reduces latency and improves performance.
Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions add hardware acceleration to AES algorithms and speeds up the execution of AES applications.Specifications
Processor Number - i5-2500K
Number of Cores - 4

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80623I52500K
Release Date	January 2011 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 2nd Gen
Core Name	Sandy Bridge
Socket	LGA1155
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000
CPU Cores	4
CPU Threads	4
CPU Clock Rate	3300 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	-
TDP	95 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	32 nm
Cache L3	6 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i5-2500K Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i5-2500K Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4590 [4C / 4T] (218th)		121%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G [4C / 4T] (219th)		117%
AMD Athlon 200GE [2C / 4T] (220th)		115%
Intel Core i7-3770 [4C / 8T] (221st)		113%
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 [10C / 20T] (222nd)		111%
Intel Core i5-4570 [4C / 4T] (223rd)		110%
Intel Core i7-3770K [4C / 8T] (224th)		109%
Intel Core i5-4430 [4C / 4T] (225th)		106%
Intel Core i5-6400 [4C / 4T] (226th)		104%
Intel Core i5-3570K [4C / 4T] (226th)		104%
Intel Core i5-2500K [4C / 4T] (228th)		100%
Intel Pentium G4560 [2C / 4T] (229th)		98%
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 [8C / 16T] (229th)		98%
AMD A12-9800 [4C / 4T] (231st)		96%
Intel Core i5-2400 [4C / 4T] (232nd)		96%
AMD A10-9700 [4C / 4T] (233rd)		88%
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T [6C / 6T] (234th)		87%
Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 [22C / 44T] (235th)		82%
AMD FX-6350 [6C / 6T] (236th)		80%
AMD FX-8350 [8C / 8T] (237th)		79%
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T [6C / 6T] (237th)		79%

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Intel Core i5-2500K Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 0.9% below average.
15 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-6100 offers 91.2% better value priced at $51.

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Intel Core i5-2500K Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7300 [2C / 4T] (240th)		121%
AMD FX-8320 [8C / 8T] (241st)		121%
Intel Core i5-6400 [4C / 4T] (242nd)		118%
Intel Core i5-3570K [4C / 4T] (243rd)		116%
AMD FX-6350 [6C / 6T] (244th)		116%
Intel Core i5-3470 [4C / 4T] (245th)		112%
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 [2C / 4T] (246th)		102%
Intel Core i3-6100 [2C / 4T] (246th)		102%
Intel Pentium G5500 OEM [2C / 4T] (246th)		102%
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [6C / 6T] (249th)		102%
Intel Core i5-2500K [4C / 4T] (250th)		100%
AMD Athlon 3000G [2C / 4T] (251st)		99%
Intel Core i5-2400 [4C / 4T] (252nd)		96%
AMD FX-6300 [6C / 6T] (253rd)		95%
AMD Athlon 240GE [2C / 4T] (254th)		94%
Intel Pentium G4600 [2C / 4T] (255th)		93%
Intel Pentium G4560 [2C / 4T] (256th)		92%
AMD Athlon 220GE [2C / 4T] (257th)		89%
AMD A12-9800 [4C / 4T] (258th)		85%
AMD Athlon 200GE [2C / 4T] (259th)		85%
AMD A10-9700 [4C / 4T] (260th)		80%

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Intel Core i5-2500K Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 11.8% below average.
10 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i5-3470 offers 123.6% better value priced at $35.

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