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| Brand | Intel |
| Item Weight | 349 g |
| Product Dimensions | 10 x 10 x 6 cm |
| Item model number | BX80623I52500K |
| Processor Count | 4 |
| Wattage | 95 watts |
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| ASIN | B004FA8NX2 |
| Best Sellers Rank |
10,861 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 358 g |
| Date First Available | 10 Dec 2010 |
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Intel Core I7 2500K 3.40Ghz S1155 8MB Processor
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The Intel Core i5 processor delivers the next level of productivity. With Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, this quad-core processor with 4-way multitasking capability delivers extra speed whenever you need it as well as security features to help protect information and data.FEATURES AND BENEFITS With 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processors, you get the following features built in: - Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 dynamically increases the processor frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits. - Intel Smart Cache is dynamically allocated to each processor core based on workload, which significantly reduces latency and improves performance. - Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions add hardware acceleration to AES algorithms and speeds up the execution of AES applications.All 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processors feature: - Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 - Intel Smart Cache - Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
By MrE
TOP 500 REVIEWER
I recently purchased this chip and overclocked it to 4.5Ghz which seems to be the highest you can go and still call it Stable!! It's epic and for the money its the best by far out of the new processors coming on the market from Intel. The chip runs quite cool and has low energy consumption compared to its predecessor. Just to clarify its a quad core with 6mb "smart" cache running at 3.3 stock, be warned though if you want to overclock you must get the 2500K version NOT the standard 2500 which is locked and can't be overclocked! Even if Overclocking is not you're thing, this processor will be more than good enough running at stock speeds!
Highly Recommended!!!
Highly Recommended!!!
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By B. Smith
The Intel i5 2500k really is an incredible CPU. For under £170 nothing else comes close. It's impressively power efficient and runs at a very reasonable temperature. Yet more importantly its performance is staggering- a genuine tour-de-force from Intel.
To start it overclocks brilliantly- a stable 5 GHz is possible with a good air cooler, whilst 4.7 or 4.8 GHz is a perfectly achievable everyday overclock, which should avoid excessively high voltages. That said you don't even need to overclock it in order to get good performance- its architecture and IPC are both brilliant and as such it offers great performance even at stock frequencies. The turbo feature is also very useful for anyone who doesn't fancy- or really need- an overclock.
Furthermore it bulldozes through applications (AMD can't hope to match it unfortunately) and is sensationally good in games. Just google 'i5 2500k reviews' and have a look at some of the benchmarks recorded. Sensational.
I remember being shocked when the i5 2500k was first released a year ago- despite costing a fraction of the price it gave the beastly £800 Intel hexacore i7 980x a decent run for its money, even managing to surpass it in less multi-threaded applications. I couldn't believe that Intel could possibly sell a £200 CPU which could match their king-of-the-hill £800 hexacore. This concept made no economic sense. And a whole year later the i5 2500k still remains the unchallenged mid-range king. The perfect trade-off between price and performance (much more of the latter). A remarkable achievement indeed. It even fares well against Intel's newest extreme hexacores (LGA 2011) which easily cost three or four times as much. The i5 2500k isn't the fastest CPU in the market (although it isn't too far off...... Read more ›
To start it overclocks brilliantly- a stable 5 GHz is possible with a good air cooler, whilst 4.7 or 4.8 GHz is a perfectly achievable everyday overclock, which should avoid excessively high voltages. That said you don't even need to overclock it in order to get good performance- its architecture and IPC are both brilliant and as such it offers great performance even at stock frequencies. The turbo feature is also very useful for anyone who doesn't fancy- or really need- an overclock.
Furthermore it bulldozes through applications (AMD can't hope to match it unfortunately) and is sensationally good in games. Just google 'i5 2500k reviews' and have a look at some of the benchmarks recorded. Sensational.
I remember being shocked when the i5 2500k was first released a year ago- despite costing a fraction of the price it gave the beastly £800 Intel hexacore i7 980x a decent run for its money, even managing to surpass it in less multi-threaded applications. I couldn't believe that Intel could possibly sell a £200 CPU which could match their king-of-the-hill £800 hexacore. This concept made no economic sense. And a whole year later the i5 2500k still remains the unchallenged mid-range king. The perfect trade-off between price and performance (much more of the latter). A remarkable achievement indeed. It even fares well against Intel's newest extreme hexacores (LGA 2011) which easily cost three or four times as much. The i5 2500k isn't the fastest CPU in the market (although it isn't too far off...... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By L. Thompson
This CPU hits a real sweet spot in terms of price and performance!
Overclocks like a beast too, I use a fairly modest £30 Zalman aftermarket cooler on mine and I've had this CPU reach all the way up to 5ghz overclocked but A) wasn't stable long term and B) I couldn't tell much difference anyway. Now I have it at 4ghz and it seems to be stable. Say that out loud 4ghz quad core cpu. Mental!
I'll never forget when I ran a stress test utilizing 100% of all 4 cores for a period of time and as that was underway I was using the computer watching 1080p Youtube clips as well as playing lossless music files all at the same time and the computer was still 100% responsive with zero skipping in any of the audio while the stress test was running for a good hour or so. That's impressive!
So it handles very well, great for gaming too. Even at stock speeds you can run GameCube emulation and play Wind Waker at 1080p with the highest internal rendering and the game will play at full speed as if it were on a real GameCube. PS2 emulation is the same deal if you have a good graphics card.
If you want a fantastic, reputable CPU for a new PC that's received nothing but wall to wall praise - without spending an arm and a leg - *This* is the CPU to be buying!
Overclocks like a beast too, I use a fairly modest £30 Zalman aftermarket cooler on mine and I've had this CPU reach all the way up to 5ghz overclocked but A) wasn't stable long term and B) I couldn't tell much difference anyway. Now I have it at 4ghz and it seems to be stable. Say that out loud 4ghz quad core cpu. Mental!
I'll never forget when I ran a stress test utilizing 100% of all 4 cores for a period of time and as that was underway I was using the computer watching 1080p Youtube clips as well as playing lossless music files all at the same time and the computer was still 100% responsive with zero skipping in any of the audio while the stress test was running for a good hour or so. That's impressive!
So it handles very well, great for gaming too. Even at stock speeds you can run GameCube emulation and play Wind Waker at 1080p with the highest internal rendering and the game will play at full speed as if it were on a real GameCube. PS2 emulation is the same deal if you have a good graphics card.
If you want a fantastic, reputable CPU for a new PC that's received nothing but wall to wall praise - without spending an arm and a leg - *This* is the CPU to be buying!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Sid
Amazon Verified Purchase
great cpu easy to attach just that there wasn't enough cooling compound on it if you are going to buy this make sure to buy your own cooling compound and clean off the stock stuff it's very simple and everything else about it is simple installation is very easy and runs completely silently even with the side of the case off i couldn't hear the cpu fan.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
At last! After all the machines and in all the years I find a processor that does justice to the software that runs on my machine!
How many times have I picked a processor with the latest this that and the other only to find it barely copes with either the OS or various software it is meant to run properly with?
This processor (running Windows 7) works like a charm. Everything is instantaneous on opening and running. I am not a games user at all but typical applications which run immediately and without error are:-
Windows 7 - Home Premium
IE9/Firefox/Opera
Microsoft Office 2007
Photoshop CS5 Extended
Skype
etc; etc;
I use a Gigabyte Gigabyte XKT-1155 Z68AP-D3 Motherboard (Rev 2.0) and has 4Gb RAM onboard and which seems to run well with this CPU. Moreover, I use a Intel 80GB SSD which has a Samsung standard SATA HDD as a secondary drive and both run smoothly and instantly (certainly with the SSD anyway). I was also surprised to notice how small the die is itself. It seems the processor will one day end up the size of a postage stamp at this rate! However, for now, it appears 25% smaller than the early Pentiums and much thinner too In fact I had an initial job trying to find the processor in the box it came in, as the stock fan takes up almost 99% of the volume, with the CPU just tucked in a little side pocket, almost unnoticeable.
I chose a 3rd party fan and didnt use the stock fan that comes with this processor, as I wanted a quiet operation in addition to speed and reliabilty. However, I use the stock fan as a case fan :o)
I've used Intel in the distant past but have used AMD until this time, either because the laptop came with it or that I was building to budget or using someone elses machine.... Read more ›
How many times have I picked a processor with the latest this that and the other only to find it barely copes with either the OS or various software it is meant to run properly with?
This processor (running Windows 7) works like a charm. Everything is instantaneous on opening and running. I am not a games user at all but typical applications which run immediately and without error are:-
Windows 7 - Home Premium
IE9/Firefox/Opera
Microsoft Office 2007
Photoshop CS5 Extended
Skype
etc; etc;
I use a Gigabyte Gigabyte XKT-1155 Z68AP-D3 Motherboard (Rev 2.0) and has 4Gb RAM onboard and which seems to run well with this CPU. Moreover, I use a Intel 80GB SSD which has a Samsung standard SATA HDD as a secondary drive and both run smoothly and instantly (certainly with the SSD anyway). I was also surprised to notice how small the die is itself. It seems the processor will one day end up the size of a postage stamp at this rate! However, for now, it appears 25% smaller than the early Pentiums and much thinner too In fact I had an initial job trying to find the processor in the box it came in, as the stock fan takes up almost 99% of the volume, with the CPU just tucked in a little side pocket, almost unnoticeable.
I chose a 3rd party fan and didnt use the stock fan that comes with this processor, as I wanted a quiet operation in addition to speed and reliabilty. However, I use the stock fan as a case fan :o)
I've used Intel in the distant past but have used AMD until this time, either because the laptop came with it or that I was building to budget or using someone elses machine.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for overclocking
Really reliable and fast, I managed to get mine up to 5GHz but I tend to run it at 4.5 to preserve its life. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlie Whitley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Pleased!
Fast delivery, well packaged. Slotted straight in, worked no problem! In a shuttle barebone system, superfast! Was very simple to install, just follow the instructions carefully. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ant
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing CPU!
This product, even though it's getting quite old now is still one of the best CPU's on the market. It absolutely destroys the AMD Bulldozer FX-8150(which i upgraded from) in almost... Read more
Published 7 months ago by CsW
5.0 out of 5 stars
For goodness sake, don't spend any more - this is the best i5!
After a lot of months quizzing colleagues and reading forums, I decided to go with the learned crowd of Amazon reviewers and get this. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dr D L
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
Awesome!
I use it in a MSI Z77A-G45 board which comes with its own OC software.
I can OC it to 4. Read more
I use it in a MSI Z77A-G45 board which comes with its own OC software.
I can OC it to 4. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Hus
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
If you're a gamer, video editor or just a moderate computer use buy it it will last a long time. 10 STARS
Published 10 months ago by Jermaine
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super i5
Works very well, installed with a asrock mobo atx and 8gb of memory along with a 2 gb latest vga. Have not seen any massive difference from my quad core 6800, and have probs with... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Francis Dobbin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Processor
The Core i5 2500K Is an absolutely brilliant processor, it is so damn fast, and is a worthy upgrade from a Core i5 750 that I had before, it overclocks like a beast, in 5 minutes I... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars
STOCK still crunches like a BEAST
This is amazing processor even at stock speeds, coming from AMD who I still admire and going down the Intel/Nvidia route I made the right choice. Read more
Published 11 months ago by jimijab
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT PURCHASE
This was the cheapest price I could find at the time. (apart from a used, which I wouldnt ever purchase)
It was an easy transaction and delivery was quick and well... Read more
It was an easy transaction and delivery was quick and well... Read more
Published 12 months ago by marillion
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