INTEL CORE i5 2500 CPU REVIEW

"We are testing the Intel Core i5 2500 processor against the AMD FX 8150 processor. The Intel Core i5 2500 is clocked at 3300Mhz and the AMD FX 8150 is clocked at 3600Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i5 2500 and AMD FX 8150 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2012, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i5 2500 has 9% lower clock speed than the AMD FX 8150 and the Intel Core i5 2500 has 25% less L3 Cache than the AMD FX 8150. The Intel Core i5 2500 also has Intel Turbo Boost Technology for an extra advantage to make up for the 9% lower clock speed."

INTEL CORE i5 2500

	SYSTEM INFORMATION
PROCESSOR	INTEL CORE i5 2500
	AMD FX 8150
MOTHERBOARD	MSI H67MA E35 B3
	FOXCONN A76ML-K 3.0
VIDEO CARD	SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6850
AMD DRIVER	CATALYST v11.12 WHQL
MEMORY	PATRIOT 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3
OPERATING SYSTEM	WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE

DRAGON AGE ORIGINS

NORMAL QUALITY

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	119

INTEL CORE i5 2500 AMD FX 8150

COMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500 is 26% faster than the AMD FX 8150 with Dragon Age Origins using Normal Quality."

WORLD OF WARCRAFT

NORMAL QUALITY

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	78

INTEL CORE i5 2500 AMD FX 8150

COMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500 is 35% faster than the AMD FX 8150 with World of Warcraft using Normal Quality."

FINAL RESULT

COMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500 delivered great performance against the AMD FX 8150. However with general pc use the Intel Core i5 2500 was 16% slower than the AMD FX 8150. Using games the Intel Core i5 2500 was 30% faster than the AMD FX 8150 for a great result. The biggest advantage for the Intel Core i5 2500 is the low price, you get all of this great performance and the Intel Core i5 2500 is 21% cheaper than the AMD FX 8150 which makes the Intel Core i5 2500 very good value for money. Let's not forget that the Intel Core i5 2500 also runs cool and is very power efficent which is why we highly recommend the Intel Core i5 2500 for your pc processor needs."

INTEL CORE i5 2500 CPU REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - INTEL CORE i5 2500 AND AMD FX 8150 INTRODUCTION

PAGE 2 - DIVX, POVRAY AND POWER REQUIREMENT

PAGE 3 - SYSMARK 2012 AND WINDOWS MEDIA ENCODER

PAGE 4 - DRAGON AGE ORIGINS, WORLD OF WARCRAFT AND FINAL RESULT

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