| Name: | Intel Core i5-2500k |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 2000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
Intel Core i5-2500k Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i5-2500k features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2011 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-2500k, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-2500k has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2500k is 3.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.7 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-2500k has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-2500k uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.85 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution units: | 12 |
| Shaders: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 2.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Direct X: | 10.1 |
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2011 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | No |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | No |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3-1333 |
| Max. Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 95 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-2500k is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 32 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1155 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 6.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Sandy Bridge S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date: | Q1/2011 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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10070
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Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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9985
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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9970
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Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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9807
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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9807
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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4155
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Intel Core i3-6098P
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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4155
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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4155
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Intel Core i3-6098P
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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4155
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Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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4155
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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3173
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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3158
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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3158
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Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
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3158
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Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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3152
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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2544
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Intel Core i5-4440S
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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2540
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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2537
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Intel Core i5-3550S
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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2528
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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2524
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-7567U
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2501
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Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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2466
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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2450
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Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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2379
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Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2344
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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1955
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Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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1948
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1948
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Intel Core i7-3612QE
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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1948
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Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1947
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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1350
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1348
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1336
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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1327
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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1322
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
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916
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AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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913
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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894
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AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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887
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Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
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885
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.4 GHz
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787.9
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Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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781.3
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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778.7
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Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
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764.2
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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741.6
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
NoneC NoneT @ --
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760
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Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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760
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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760
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Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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760
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Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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760
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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697
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Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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697
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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697
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Intel Core i5-2500
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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697
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Intel Core i5-5287U
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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697
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-L13G4
5C 5T @ 0.8 GHz
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652
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Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
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652
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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651
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Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
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649
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Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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646
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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462
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Intel Core i5-4570S
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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462
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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461
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AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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460
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Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
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458
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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375
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Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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372
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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372
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Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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372
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AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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369
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
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263
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Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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261
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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211
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Intel Core i7-2649M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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211
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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211
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Intel Core i7-2630QM
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
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211
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Intel Core i7-2629M
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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211
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
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127
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
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127
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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127
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Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
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127
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Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
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127
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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22.5
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Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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22.4
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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22.4
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Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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22.4
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Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
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22.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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5.5
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
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5.4
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Xeon Silver 4110
8C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
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1.5
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Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1.5
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