Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz can be found below. 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.
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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 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: 88.29

Overall Rank: 1662

Last Price Change: $46.59 USD (2023-05-27)

Average CPU Mark

4113

Single Thread Rating: 1701
Samples: 7558*
*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	14,562 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,437 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,082 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,030 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,043 KBytes/Sec
Physics	356 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,626 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,701 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i5 Processor (Tall Chassis)	$431.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 9 NUC9i9QNX Home & Entertainment Mini Desktop Black i9-9980HK, 64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, UHD 630, WiFi, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, SD Card, Win 10 Home with Hub	$969.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ADAMANT CUSTOM 14-Core Liquid Cooled Workstation Gaming Desktop Computer PC Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5GHz Z690 Prime 32GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD Win 11 750W Geforce RTX 3060 Ti	$2099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Velztorm Aciex Gaming Desktop PC (Intel i9-13900K (Raptor Lake) 24-Core, GeForce RTX 4090 24GB, 32GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, WiFi, USB 3.2, Bluetooth, Display Port, Win 11 Pro)	$5398.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,602
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,805
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,667
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,891
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,508
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,149
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,113

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.63
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		162.74
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.05
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		88.29
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,719
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		1,701

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1827165 - May 26 2023		4312
BL1824706 - May 23 2023 [Overclocked]		4721
BL1824642 - May 23 2023 [Overclocked]		4326
BL1823018 - May 20 2023		4306
BL1821495 - May 18 2023		4216

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 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,113
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,854 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,647 (-11.3%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,407 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,387 (-17.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,272 (-20.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,099 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,965 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,682 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,749 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,680 (+13.8%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,523 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,110 (-0.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,232
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,111
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,438
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,190
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,796
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,790
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,774
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		420

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

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