Intel Core i5-2500 - Core i5 2nd Gen Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Intel HD Graphics 2000 Desktop Processor - BX80623I52500
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Reviews(274)
Fast, incredible value for the performance ratio
moved over from C2D E8400, the difference has been almost day and night.
h264 render times down drastically.
sips electricity compared to earlier quad cores, and only pulls a few more watts then my old c2d on idle and load!
cant seem to find a way to max all 4 cores.
Ive never been a hard core overclocker so this cpu made more sense to me then the 2500k with the unlocked multiplier.
other reviewers have stated this CPU does not Overclock. they are flat wrong. I have this paired up with a MSI p67a-c43 motherboard and ddr3 1600, the bios on this board is a little scary: it has preset overclock values, that with one push of a button and you're done. (mouse enabled bios too...)
one click of my mouse brought this processor to 4GHz with just the multiplier. seriously felt like cheating.
the average user of the 2500k wont push past 4.5GHz so the extra 500Mhz wasnt that big of a deal to me. Oh and i backed the cpu back down to stock, because it was too easy to go to 4Ghz.
like i said it felt like i was cheating...
The chip is everything you want it to be! Specs are great for the price especially when combo-ed.
The stock intel heat sink sucks. Comes with the plastic turn pin garbage, that cannot stay in the mobo. Buy an aftermarket heat sink. I am not joking this is a real pain in the rear and the only reason I am not giving it 5 stars. Heat sink popped off after it was installed and broke the thermal. I verified it was fully installed four times during setup, because it just looks and feels shoddy. The plastic pins are just so cheap that the tension pops them out.
Great Chip, will purchase an aftermarket heat sink and should be golden.
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Website: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html
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Features & Details
- 32 nm Sandy Bridge
- 6MB L3 Cache
- Intel HD Graphics 2000
Specifications
| Brand | Intel |
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| Series | Core i5 2nd Gen |
| Name | Core i5-2500 |
| Model | BX80623I52500 |
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 1155 |
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| Core Name | Sandy Bridge |
| # of Cores | Quad-Core |
| Operating Frequency | 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) |
| L2 Cache | 4 x 256KB |
| L3 Cache | 6MB |
| Manufacturing Tech | 32nm |
| Instruction Set | 64-Bit |
| Hyper-Threading Support | No |
| Memory Types | DDR3 1066 / DDR3 1333 |
| Virtualization Technology Support | Yes |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Graphics Base Frequency | 850 MHz |
| Multimedia Instruction | SSE4.1/4.2, AVX |
| Thermal Design Power | 95W |
| Cooling Device | Heatsink and fan included |
| First Listed on Newegg | January 08, 2011 |
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