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.

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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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 50.10

Overall Rank: 1446

Last Price Change: $81.90 USD (2022-09-24)

Average CPU Mark

4104

Single Thread Rating: 1700
Samples: 7382*
*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	14,647 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,462 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,016.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65.3 MBytes/Sec
Physics	358 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,191 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,700 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of September 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$234.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$81.90 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,710
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,262
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,059
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,975
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,195
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,637
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,817
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,465
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,804
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,104

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		113.27
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.83
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		50.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		47.25
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.28
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,756
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		1,700

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1634686 - Sep 23 2022		4173
BL1634303 - Sep 22 2022		3945
BL1630972 - Sep 16 2022		4393
BL1629064 - Sep 13 2022		4293
BL1628665 - Sep 12 2022		4138

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,104
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T		3,688
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T		3,404
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz		4,939
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		4,665
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz		4,738
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz		4,662
AMD Athlon 3000G		4,482
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core		4,481
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz		4,344
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,108
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz		3,848
AMD Athlon X4 880K		3,661

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

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