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IntelBX80623I52500K
$246
▲ 5294 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.33 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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▲ 769,575 ▼
 $246 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 149,665 user samples
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6,658 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.35 GHz
Poor: 68% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 300th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
143,007 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 484th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		75.3 % Faster effective speed.
+14% 		65.9 %
Average Score 
+19%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7% 		83.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86 Pts 88.4 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		172 Pts 174 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		334 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19% 		281 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		515 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+72% 		300 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.8 Pts +1% 94.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		103 Pts 114 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+11%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		203 Pts 227 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		397 Pts +4% 380 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		629 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+58% 		399 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+449%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.19 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,800%
Value
Value For Money 		84.9 % Better value.
+25% 		68.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 76 % Much more popular.
+46%
Price
Price (score) 		$180 Cheaper.
+27% 		$246
Nice To Haves 
+71%
Age
Newest 		116+ Months More recent.
+27% 		159 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		757 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+86% 		407 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		610 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+101% 		304 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'10 Q1'11
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$594.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		6.4 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		24 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		32 GB/s 21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.3%
Average Bench 65.9%
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A very good Xeon budget CPU! The only flaws are its age and 64-core speed [Aug '20 0306]

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The i5-2500K is a second generation Sandy Bridge processor which is currently two generations old and nearly three years out of date. The many users that had the good sense to purchase this processor should feel in no hurry to upgrade as it's still no slouch, even by today's standards. The benchmark figures indicate that, even at stock clock rates, in terms of real-world performance this processor is approximately 20% slower than the best currently available, not bad considering its age. Given that the 2500K has an unlocked multiplier upping its performance by 10% with stock cooling should not pose much of a problem for the majority of owners. Here is a detailed performance comparison of the 2500K vs 4670K.  [Jul '13 CPUPro]

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