Intel Core i5-2500k Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-2500k has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q1/2011.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i5-2500k. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i5-2500k. |
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| Name: | Intel Core i5-2500k |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 2000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-2500k can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.70 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-2500k has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.85 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.10 GHz |
| Execution units: | 12 |
| Shader: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2 GB |
| Max. displays: | 2 |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Direct X: | 10.1 |
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2011 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | No |
Memory & PCIeThe memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second. |
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| Memory type: | |
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 2.0 x 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1): | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-2500k as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1155 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Sandy Bridge S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date: | Q1/2011 |
| Release price: | 165 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-2500k have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2860QM
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-L13G4
5C 5T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8121U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3780U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B
4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.|
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD A4-3300M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz |
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AMD A4-3310MX
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz |
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AMD A4-3320M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2649M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2629M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.|
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Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4460S
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.|
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1270
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD FX-8320E
8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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Intel Core i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5750HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.|
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AMD A8-3500M
AMD Radeon HD 6620G @ 0.44 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.35 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-2500k
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4558U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
460 entries
460 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
435 entries
435 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
625 entries
625 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
572 entries
572 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,614 entries
1,614 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,601 entries
1,601 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
212 entries
212 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
716 entries
716 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,829 entries
1,829 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
44 entries
44 entries
AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
105 entries
105 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
211 entries
211 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,409 entries
1,409 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
188 entries
188 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
211 entries
211 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,094 entries
1,094 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,089 entries
1,089 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
The four-core processor Intel Core I5-2500K published in the first quarter of 2011 comes from the second generation of Intels Core i5 series. It is based on the "Sandy Bridge" architecture from Intels processor program and is manufactured in the 32 nanometer process. Performance is approximately at the level of an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, which appeared in the third quarter of 2010 and equipped with 6 processor cores.
The base clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2500K is 3,30 Gigahertz. In turbomodus, the clock frequency of all cores can increase up to 3.70 gigahertz. The processor does not support hyperthreading, but can be overclocked if necessary. When overclocking, however, it must always be ensured for sufficient cooling of the processor. Here either a high-quality CPU cooler or a water cooling must be used. In the motherboard one must also make sure that it has installed the socket "LGA 1155".
The memory supports DDR3 modules with up to 1333 megahertz. The L3 cache of the Intel Core i5-2500K is 6.00 megabytes and supports fast data exchange between processor and memory.
In the Intel Core i5-2500K, graphics unit "Intel HD Graphics 3000" is integrated. This GPU has a basic clock frequency of 0.85 gigahertz. The maximum dynamic frequency, ie the clock frequency of the so-called turbomodus, is 1.10 gigahertz. The graphic unit of the Sixth Generation from Intels GPU program supports Microsofts DirectX 10.1 and Intels "Quick sync video" technology. In the image output, the parallel use of up to 2 monitors is possible.
PCI Express is supported in version 2.0 and offers a total of 16 lanes the ability to connect various additional cards to the processor. How many options there is also depends on the mainboard used.
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