The legendary i5 2500k tested in 2020
Today we are looking back nine and half years to revisit the 2500k, the most popular cpu of 2011. This four cored monster remained relevant up to 2017 but with the surging dominance of AMD cpu's and the more prevelant multi core optimization in newer titles, has this 2500k enough strenght to fight still?
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - A bit of history
1:08 - First generation of i series cpu's
2:03 - Sandy Bridge
2:20 - Specs
3:35 - Test bench
4:08 - Benchmarks
4:12 - Cinebench R15
4:29 - Cinebench R20
4:41 - Cpu-z benchmark
4:56 - 3D Mark suite
5:03 - Time Spy
5:08 - Fire Strike
5:17 - Call of Duty: Warzone
5:38 - CS:GO
5:44 - Rainbow Six Siege
6:09 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
6:47 - GTA V
7:05 - The division
7:35 - Conclusions and Impressions
Test Bench:
ASUS p8p67m-pro Motherboard
16gb of HyperX ddr3 @1866mhz CL11
I5 2500k @4.4ghz
Arctic Freezer Extreme Cpu cooler
Rx 580 Gaming 8Gb from Gigabyte
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