INTEL CORE i5 2500K CPU REVIEW
"We are testing the Intel Core i5 2500K processor against the AMD Phenom II X4 970 processor. The Intel Core i5 2500K is clocked at 3300Mhz and the AMD Phenom II X4 970 is clocked at 3500Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i5 2500K and AMD Phenom II X4 970 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i5 2500K has 6% lower clock speed than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 and both have 6MB L3 Cache. The Intel Core i5 2500K also has Intel Turbo Boost Technology for an extra advantage to make up for the 6% lower clock speed disadvantage."
| SYSTEM INFORMATION | |
| PROCESSOR | INTEL CORE i5 2500K |
| AMD PHENOM II X4 970 | |
| MOTHERBOARD | MSI H67MA E35 B3 |
| FOXCONN A76ML-K 3.0 | |
| VIDEO CARD | SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6850 |
| AMD DRIVER | CATALYST v11.11 WHQL |
| MEMORY | PATRIOT 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE |
DRAGON AGE ORIGINSNORMAL QUALITY
INTEL CORE i5 2500K AMD PHENOM II X4 970 |
COMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500K is 30% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 with Dragon Age Origins using Normal Quality." |
WORLD OF WARCRAFTNORMAL QUALITY
INTEL CORE i5 2500K AMD PHENOM II X4 970 |
COMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500K is 34% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 with World of Warcraft using Normal Quality." |
FINAL RESULTCOMMENT - "The Intel Core i5 2500K delivered some great performances against the AMD Phenom II X4 970. Using general pc use the Intel Core i5 2500K was 20% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970. Using games the Intel Core i5 2500K was 32% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 for an amazing result. However all this great performance has a disadvantage which is the price which makes the Intel Core i5 2500K 24% more expensive than the AMD Phenom II X4 970. If you ask us the increase of 32% with games and 20% with general use more than makes up for a price increase. Let's not forget that the Intel Core i5 2500K runs cool and is very power efficent which is why we have given the Intel Core i5 2500K full marks. If it's technology you want then the Intel Core i5 2500K has it by the bucket load such as Intel Turbo Boost Technology, Intel Smart Cache, 32nm Process and Intel Virtualization Technology etc etc. The Intel Core i5 2500K is the most powerful and advanced CPU we have ever reviewed." |
INTEL CORE i5 2500K SCORES 10/10!AMD PHENOM II X4 970 SCORES 8/10! |
INTEL CORE i5 2500K CPU REVIEW INDEX
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