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Intel Core i5-2500K

Intel Core i5-2500K Processor

CPU Core Count:

4

CPU Thread Count:

4

Cache Size:

6144 KB

Special Instruction Set Extensions:

SSE 4.2 + AVX

AES Encryption:

YES

Energy Performance Bias:

NO

Virtualization:

VT-x

Popular Core i5-2500K Operating Systems


  1. Arch

  2. Debian 6.0.1
    Debian unstable

  3. Gentoo 2.1
    Gentoo Base release 2.0.2

  4. LinuxMint 12

  5. SUSE LINUX 12.1

  1. Ubuntu 10.04
    Ubuntu 10.10
    Ubuntu 11.04
    Ubuntu 11.10
    Ubuntu 12.04

Intel Core i5-2500K Performance Benchmarks

Industry Reviews

Intel Core i7-2600K, Core i5-2500K

tweaktown.com: Back in the days of the Conroe CPUs, I compared Intel to a charging rhino. They are a big company that has a lot of weight and momentum behind them. Often there are times it can be hard for them to change direction, but once they are on a course they can build up quite the momentum.

Intel Core i5-2500K, i7-2600K

techgage.com: The long-awaited launch of Intel's Sandy Bridge is here, and we have all of the details of what to expect, what you need to "upgrade", what models will be available at launch, and of course, their prices. We're taking a look at two of the higest-end offerings, the Core i5-2500K and i7-2600K - both quad-cores and both fully unlocked.

Intel Core i5-2500K, i7-2600K reviews are also available at: hardwareheaven.com and tbreak.com.

Intel Core i7-2600K and i5-2500K

hothardware.com: Today?s pre-launch of Intel?s Sandy Bridge-based processors should come as no surprise to anyone who even remotely follows the PC tech scene. We, along with Intel and numerous other companies and media outlets, have been slowly leaking Sandy Bridge and Sandy Bridge-related details for many months now.

Intel Core i5-2500K LGA 1155

thinkcomputers.org: The word Sandy Bridge is what we have been hearing for the past 3 months. In forums, on different websites and even on the news. Sandy Bridge is the codename for Intel?s new 32nm processor architecture. This new architecture brings on-die graphics to a whole new level and still has all of the same features we saw on the Nehalem architecture.

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge

ocia.net: One year later we find ourselves in a similar situation. CES is upon us and once again, Intel has launched another exciting line of processors for 2011. Codenamed Sandy Bridge, the 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor Family represents the ?Tock? in Intel's ?Tick-Dock? development model.

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge reviews are also available at: benchmarkreviews.com.

Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500K, i7-2600K

mbreview.com: If boards are offered at the right price, I can see users of older Core 2 processors having plenty of reasons to upgrade to Sandy Bridge. Intel has suggested MSRP's of $107 for the DH67BL and $184 for the DP67BG. At these competitive prices, we're likely to see some excellent boards in the sub $200 range, and likely a few solid solutions around the $150-$160 mark.


/proc/cpuinfo output for one Intel Core i5-2500K core.