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: 90.59

Overall Rank: 1936

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

Average CPU Mark

4120

Single Thread Rating: 1698
Samples: 7728*
*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	14,479 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,406 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,040 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,039 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,056 KBytes/Sec
Physics	355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,595 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,698 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,329
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,120

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		90.59
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
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
BL2084275 - Apr 22 2024		3815
BL2083665 - Apr 21 2024		4324
BL2082574 - Apr 20 2024 [Overclocked]		4950
BL2081559 - Apr 19 2024		3839
BL2079462 - Apr 16 2024 [Overclocked]		5525

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 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,120
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		3,313 (-19.6%)
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		4,955 (+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 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,651 (+12.9%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,645 (+12.7%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,549 (+10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,009
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,517
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		824

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