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IntelBX80623I52500K
$246
▲ 938,614 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Rocket Lake.
Release date: Q1 2021.

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▲ 769,574 ▼
 $246 

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

Effective Speed 
+54%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 208,658 user samples
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65,651 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 67th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
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 		101 % Much faster effective speed.
+54% 		65.9 %
Average Score 
+110%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6% 		83.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		164 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+86% 		88.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		320 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+84% 		174 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		614 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+119% 		281 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1075 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+258% 		300 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+80%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.5 Pts +1% 94.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		176 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+54% 		114 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		348 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+53% 		227 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		679 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+79% 		380 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1249 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+213% 		399 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+53%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.59 % Hugely higher market share.
+136% 		0.25 %
Value
Value For Money 		104 % Much better value.
+53% 		68.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		93 % More popular.
+22% 		76 %
Price
Price (score) 		$249 $246 +1%
Nice To Haves 
+142%
Age
Newest 		37 Months Much more recent.
+77% 		159 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		125 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
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 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+35% 		3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1699 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+317% 		407 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1539 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+406% 		304 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Rocket Lake Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 750 HD 3000
Conclusion 
Average Bench 101%
Average Bench 65.9%
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The i7-11700K is the second fastest CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup which brings higher IPC (early samples indicate +19%) and 50% stronger integrated graphics. There are also 500 series chipset improvements including: 20 PCIe4 CPU lanes (up from 16) and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps up from 10 Gbps). Rocket Lake’s IPC uplift translates to around a 10% faster Effective Speed than both Intel's 10th Gen and AMD’s 5000 series. Despite Intel’s performance lead, AMD continues to outsell Intel. Given the scale of Intel's operation, it’s inexplicable that their marketing remains so neglected. Little effort is made to counter widespread disinformation such as: “it uses too much electricity” or the classic: “it needs more cores”. Intel’s marketing samples are routinely distributed to reviewers that appear better incentivized to bury Intel's products rather than review them. Not enabling XMP or only testing with BIOS power limits enabled is akin to leaving the handbrake on during a race. Mind-numbing “scientific” and rendering benchmarks are presented as gospel. Different games, mostly unplayed by real users, are cherry picked for each “review”. When it's convenient, canned game benchmarks are chosen such as Ulletical’s CSGO which runs at nearly double the in-game fps. Credible benchmark data, which necessarily includes replicable video footage from popular games, is the exception rather than the rule. At every release, AMD’s marketers coordinate narratives to ensure another feast of blue blubber. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2021, Intel’s Golden Cove is due to offer an additional 20-30% performance increase. At that time, with a net 30-40% performance lead, Intel will probably regain significant market share despite AMD's class-leading marketing. In the meantime, most PC gamers need look no further than the 11400F. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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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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