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: 25.30

Overall Rank:
2187th fastest in multithreading out of 5027 CPUs
2040th fastest in single threading out of 5027 CPUs
623rd fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $163.04 USD (2025-02-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4125

Single Thread Rating

1697

Samples: 7915*
*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	14,450 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,395 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,974 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,043 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,008 KBytes/Sec
Physics	353 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 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 22nd of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,775
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,331
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,504
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,719
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,630
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,125

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.23
Intel Core i9-13900K		87.86
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.36
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		25.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
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
BL2498311 - Mar 21 2025		4409
BL2496354 - Mar 20 2025 [Overclocked]		5222
BL2495805 - Mar 20 2025 [Overclocked]		4885
BL2493449 - Mar 19 2025		4255
BL2488942 - Mar 18 2025		4225

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 22nd of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,125
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,399 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,165 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,514 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,103 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		5,026 (+21.8%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,099 (-0.6%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,538 (-14.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,318 (-19.6%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,208 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,391 (+6.5%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,755 (-9.0%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,648 (-11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,347
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,577
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,827
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,701
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,503
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,500
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		533

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