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IntelBX80623I52500K
$246
▲ 8910,125 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

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▲ 769,584 ▼
 $246 

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

Effective Speed 
+30%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 778,426 user samples
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635,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 178th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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: 494th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		85.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+30% 		65.9 %
Average Score 
+77%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.2 Pts 83.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		138 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+56% 		88.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		270 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+55% 		174 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		513 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+83% 		281 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		900 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+200% 		300 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+49%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		86.6 Pts 94.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		145 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27% 		114 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		288 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27% 		227 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		562 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+48% 		380 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1009 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+153% 		399 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+159%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.7 % Hugely higher market share.
+536% 		0.11 %
Value
Value For Money 		100 % Much better value.
+47% 		68.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		89 % More popular.
+17% 		76 %
Price
Price (score) 		$160 Much cheaper.
+35% 		$246
Nice To Haves 
+135%
Age
Newest 		59 Months Much more recent.
+63% 		161 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+78% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+19% 		3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1479 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+263% 		407 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1358 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+347% 		304 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen2 Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 3000
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.9%
Average Bench 65.9%
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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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