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AMD A8 7600 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2500
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3.6 out of 5
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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Page 2 - Intel Core i5-2500K Architecture; Test SystemRead more
Without doubt the new range of Intel CPUs are incredible - we show you why.Read more
This latest mid-range processor is a huge leap forwardsRead more
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3.8 out of 5
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General

Processor socketFM2+AM3+LGA 1151LGA 1155
Component for
N/A
PCPC
N/A
Operating modes
N/A
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
N/A
3.7 GHz
Number of cores4624
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W35.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
644
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3DMI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnoyesyes
TypeAMD Radeon R7Not availableIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency720.0 MHz
N/A
350.0 MHz850.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0
N/A

Memory

Cache1 MB8 MB4 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L3Smart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2133.0 MHz1866.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
34.1 GB/s21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
N/A
N/A
Dual
N/A

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