Intel Core i5-2500K

The Intel Core i5-2500K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture and released in 2011. This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3700 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 32 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-2500K is designed for the LGA1155 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 3000 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Popularity (0-100) 54%
Performance (0-100) 17%
Blender Score / $1 1.8

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 4
Threads 4
Speed 3.3 GHz
Turbo 3.7 GHz
Current Price $17
Release Price
Release Date 2011
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Socket LGA1155
L3 6 MB
Base TDP 95 W
Max TDP
Nm 32 nm
Unlocked Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 30.0
Top % Ranking 17 %
Blender Score / $1 1.8
Samples 18

Details

Class Intel Core
Code Name Sandy Bridge
Performance Cores 4
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR3
Max Memory 32 MB
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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