Intel® Core™ i5-2500

The Intel Core i5-2500 is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 4 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture (32 nm process). It launched in Jan 2011. Clocks run from 3.3 GHz base to 3.7 GHz boost. A 6-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.8 MB per core). The chip drops into the FCLGA1155 socket and exposes PCIe 2.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W.

The Intel Core i5-2500 scores 1,695 in single-core performance and 4,092 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 2,634 for overall performance, 5,033 for productivity performance, 5,302 for creator performance, 3,939 for engineering performance and 6,108 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,023 per core, 1,023 per thread and 43 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 270. Its performance index is 33, so its overall performance is 67% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i5-2500 scores 14,280 in integer math, 7,354 in floating-point math, 66,526 in compression, 1,042 in cryptography, 333 in physics simulation, 3,327 in vector SIMD, 24 in the prime sieve and 8,793 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 76% below in integer math, 84% below in floating-point math, 71% below in compression, 91% below in cryptography, 69% below in physics simulation, 79% below in vector SIMD, 64% below in the prime sieve and 61% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i5-2500 has 4 physical cores and runs 4 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-2500 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i5 family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture, carries the codename Sandy Bridge and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in Jan 2011.

The Intel Core i5-2500 has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 6 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 7.3 MB of cache, or 1.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i5-2500 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 6 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 83% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i5-2500 includes integrated graphics (HD 2000) and clocks the graphics up to 1.10 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-2500 uses the FCLGA1155 socket, supports PCI Express 2.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i5-2500 has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i5-2500 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $205.

Feex has recorded 55% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i5-2500. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1155 socket as the Intel Core i5-2500 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-3330, Intel Core i5-2500K, Intel Core i5-3340S, Intel Core i5-3340 and Intel Core i5-2550K.