Core i5-2500T: specs and benchmarks

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Core i5-2500T
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.84

Core i5-2500T provides poor benchmark performance at 1.84% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i5-2500T sales 9 January 2011. This is a Sandy Bridge architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3300 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is LGA1155 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Core i5-2500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2003
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.87of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Base clock speed2.3 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed3.3 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography32 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size216 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors1,160 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500T compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
FDI+
Fast Memory Access+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Identity Protection+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-2500T's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-2500T.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500T's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-2500T. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-2500T 1.84

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-2500T 2929

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i5-2500T's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Celeron J4125 101.09
Core i7-940 101.09
PRO A10-8750B 100.54
Core i5-2500T 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5-2500T is Athlon II X4 620e, which is slower by 1% and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-2500T:

A10-5800K 101.63
A8 PRO-7600B 101.09
PRO A10-8750B 100.54
Core i5-2500T 100
A8-6500B 98.91

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