i5-2500K vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.39
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiencyno data2.59
Architecture codenameZosma (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$216

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size346 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors904 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration11
SocketAM3LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i5-2500K.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 9 January 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

i5-2500K has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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