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: 26.32

Overall Rank:
2351st fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
2183rd fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
652nd fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $157.00 USD (2025-06-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4133

Single Thread Rating

1697

Samples: 8004*
*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	14,459 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,399 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,960 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,046 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,087 KBytes/Sec
Physics	353 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,578 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,627
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,430
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,492
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,156
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F		168.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.26
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		26.32
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 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
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
BL2762103 - Jul 13 2025		4427
BL2761332 - Jul 13 2025		4436
BL2753300 - Jul 10 2025		4347
BL2749734 - Jul 08 2025 [Overclocked]		4536
BL2745413 - Jul 06 2025		4342

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 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,133
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,110 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,801 (-8.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,384 (-18.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,967 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,393 (+6.3%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,092 (-1.0%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,541 (-14.3%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,535 (-14.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,334 (-19.3%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,190 (-22.8%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,775 (-8.6%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,574 (-13.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,431
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,576
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,478
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,628
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,529
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,469
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		534

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