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IntelBX80623I52500K
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IntelBX8070110400F
▲ 769,602 ▼
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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 8910,228 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.9GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Effective Speed 
+29%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 296,033 user samples
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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: 505th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
153,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 75% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 75% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 198th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		65.9 % 85.2 % Faster effective speed.
+29%
Average Score 
+53%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.1 Pts 89.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		88.4 Pts 118 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+33%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		174 Pts 230 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		281 Pts 435 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+55%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		300 Pts 715 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+138%
Overclocked Score 
+28%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.9 Pts 95.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		114 Pts 124 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		227 Pts 246 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		380 Pts 485 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		399 Pts 778 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+95%
Value & Sentiment 
+392%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.1 % 1.52 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,420%
Value
Value For Money 		68.2 % 115 % Much better value.
+68%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		76 % 89 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score) 		$246 $94 Much cheaper.
+62%
Nice To Haves 
+83%
Age
Newest 		166 Months 54 Months Much more recent.
+67%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14% 		2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+16%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		407 Pts 978 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+140%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		304 Pts 903 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+197%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA1155 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 3000 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q2'20
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 GHz 4.30 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 2
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 65.9%
Average Bench 85.2%

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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The i5-10400F is a six-core hyperthreaded CPU from Intel’s latest Comet Lake series of desktop processors. This 65 W CPU has single core and all core boost frequencies of 4.3 GHz and 4.0 GHz, respectively. Whilst the 10400F will require a new LGA1200 motherboard, such as the Z490, Intel have guaranteed that the next generation of Rocket Lake CPUs will also be compatible with this chipset. The 10400F is aimed at mid-tier gaming PC builds, and as such, ships with a cooler but without integrated graphics. Despite being officially launched in Q2 of 2020, at the time of writing, the 10400F is still not widely available. Compared to the similarly priced Ryzen 5 3600, the 10400F’s lower memory latency gives it the lead in gaming and effective speed benchmarks. Since the Ryzen architecture creates a gaming bottleneck, it is necessary to upgrade to a higher tier, Intel CPU for better gaming performance. On the other hand comparing the i5-10400F and the i3-10100 shows that the 10100 offers comparable gaming performance for 22% less money whilst also including integrated graphics. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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