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: 25.30

Overall Rank:
2189th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
2037th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
625th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4124

Single Thread Rating

1697

Samples: 7913*
*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	14,449 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,395 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,975 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,042 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,008 KBytes/Sec
Physics	353 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,697 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,794
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,332
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,053
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,512
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,624
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,124

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		212.38
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		105.77
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		25.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
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
BL2475421 - Mar 12 2025 [Overclocked]		5469
BL2475274 - Mar 12 2025 [Overclocked]		5081
BL2474295 - Mar 11 2025		3791
BL2471475 - Mar 10 2025		4044
BL2465488 - Mar 08 2025		4534

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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,124
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,793 (-8.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,400 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,162 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,962 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,513 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,103 (-0.5%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,108 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,869 (-6.2%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,541 (-14.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,311 (-19.7%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500K		3,208 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500K		4,390 (+6.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,502
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,524
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,831
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,476
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,467
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,257
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		533

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