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Intel Core i5-2500k vs Intel Processor N97
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500k
71 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Processor N97
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500k
84 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Processor N97
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500k
53 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Processor N97
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500k
64 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Processor N97
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2500k
46 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel Processor N97
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Processor N (9) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000 (28) | Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge S | Alder Lake N |
| Technology | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | BGA |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 4x Gracemont |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.70 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 1.10 GHz | 1.20 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | LPDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 3.0 x 9 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 8.9 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 12 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500k | Intel Processor N97 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q1/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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