Testseek.com have collected 224 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155.
January 2011
(91%)
224 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
1604 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
New Sandy Bridge Architecture
Blazing Fast Cache Speeds
Intel HD Graphics 3000
New AVX Instruction Support
Improved Productivity
Intel Quick Sync
InTru 3D
Improved Turbo Boost
Fully Unlocked (CPU and GPU)
Great compute performance
New 32nm GPU process
Very Low TDP
Improved AESNI
Strong overall computing performance for the price. Good media-processing capabilities. Unlocked multiplier for simplified overclocking.
Excellent performance
Great Price
Runs very cool
GPU performance greatly improved compared to last generation
Up to 4x AA support
32 nm CPU
Plenty of computation power
GPU fully integrated in the CPU die
Support for DirectX 10.1
Turbo Boost increases GPU clock
HDMI Audio bitstreaming supported
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Very fast performance for the price
Unlocked multiplier for easy overclocking
Great performance
1.2GHz overclock
Overclocking is made easy with a P67 motherboard
95W TDP and low CPU temperatures
Very fast
Much improved power efficiency over last generation and competitor's processor
Runs really cool
Improvements over previous generation
Improved integrated graphics
Overclocks really easily with K models
Full hardware transcoding support
Cost-efficient
The editors didn't like
None
No Hyperthreading
Does not support Hyper-Threading. Onboard video lacks DirectX 11 support
Power of discrete video cards. Requires new motherboard.
Requires new motherboards
Confusing name scheme
No support for DirectX 11
Limited GPU performance
Drivers not as mature as the ones from ATI or NVIDIA
No support for CUDA
PhysX
OpenCL
New chipset requirements mean you'll need a new Socket 1155 motherboard
Integrated graphics performance still slow compared to cheap dedicated 3D cards
Cannot be overclocked on a H67 motherboard
Consumers need to buy a new motherboard on top of purchasing the CPU
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