Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 90.57

Overall Rank: 1948

Last Price Change: $45.48 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

4119

Single Thread Rating: 1698
Samples: 7734*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,617
Thread: 1,888

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	14,478 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,403 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,036 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,038 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,027 KBytes/Sec
Physics	355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,593 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,698 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,331
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,369
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,189
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,639
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,460
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,119

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.80
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.08
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.63
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		90.57
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,634
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		1,698

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5063041 - Apr 30 2024		4539
BL2089855 - Apr 30 2024		4459
BL2089136 - Apr 29 2024 [Overclocked]		5644
BL2088208 - Apr 27 2024		3827
BL2088202 - Apr 27 2024		4314

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,119
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,869 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,641 (-11.6%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,416 (-17.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,402 (-17.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,314 (-19.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,187 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,954 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,677 (+13.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,208 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,654 (+13.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,645 (+12.8%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,546 (+10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,802
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,264
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,566
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,160
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,543
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,517
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		824

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