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: 25.31

Overall Rank:
2197th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2047th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
625th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4127

Single Thread Rating

1697

Samples: 7928*
*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	14,454 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,397 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,975 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,043 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,030 KBytes/Sec
Physics	354 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th 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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,127

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		115.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		25.31
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 3rd of April 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		3,902
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
BL2525761 - Apr 02 2025		3610
BL2519532 - Mar 30 2025		4427
BL2518676 - Mar 30 2025		4395
BL2517925 - Mar 29 2025		4451
BL2516826 - Mar 29 2025		4452

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 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,127
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,393 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,170 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,102 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		5,023 (+21.7%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,098 (-0.7%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,550 (-14.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,318 (-19.6%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,208 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,392 (+6.4%)
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%)
AMD A12-9800E vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,471 (-15.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,704
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,439
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		534

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

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