Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2500K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 60.02

Overall Rank:
2571st fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2383rd fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
692nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.00 USD (2026-01-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4142

Single Thread Rating

1697

Samples: 8119*
*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	14,449 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,398 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,948 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,050 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,172 KBytes/Sec
Physics	354 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,576 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
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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	$69.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,142

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		60.02
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		1,697

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3289404 - Feb 16 2026		4471
BL3289202 - Feb 15 2026		4416
BL3285752 - Feb 14 2026 [Overclocked]		5355
BL3284887 - Feb 13 2026		619
BL3283130 - Feb 13 2026 [Overclocked]		5518

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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,142
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,504 (-15.4%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,419 (-17.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,413 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,376 (-18.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		2,275 (-45.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,929 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,661 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,323 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		5,173 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,663 (+12.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,657 (+12.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,637 (+12.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		534

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