Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Phenom II X4 925 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 608 days newer than the cheaper Phenom II X4 925.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Phenom II X4 925 - 160 vs 153 FPS
Advantages of AMD Phenom II X4 925
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - €25.22 vs €49.97
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • May 11th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 11th, 2009
Single-Core
320
49.53560371517028%
Multi-Core
930
48.41228526808954%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Phenom II X4 925 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 11th, 2009 |
Core i5 | Collection | Phenom II X4 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Deneb |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 14.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |