Benchmarks – Overclocked to 4.8Ghz stable
You want more? OK how about we up the multiplier to 48 to give us a CPU speed of 4.8GHz! This was the highest stable and reliably boot-able speed we were able to attain in testing. The CPU averaged about 47C/117F doing basic word processing and web browsing. With further tweaking and adjusting advanced voltages it may be possible to push the CPU further but in order to finish up our comparative review and not cause permanent damage to the CPU we decided to stop at 4.8GHz or 45% overclock… Not too shabby!
AIDA64 v1.50.1230
Still gaining ground in the AIDA64 suite at 4.8GHz overclocked!
PCMark Vantage x64
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| How the test was setup to run | Results – 21538 Marks |
The 2500K is saying “I’m hungry, give me more” and just like the energizer bunny it keeps going on up the ranks. 10% increase over the 4.0 GHz OC’d marks, and 21% increase overall from 3.3 GHz stock. Wow.
PerformanceTest v7.0
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| PassMark Rating- 3468.2
Stock 3.3 GHz = 2635.9 [+32%] 4.0 GHz OC’d = 2988.3 [+16%] |
CPU Rating – 9882.6
Stock 3.3 GHz = 7102 [+39%] 4.0 GHz OC’d = 8287.8 [+19%] |
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Detailed CPU comparison to i5 650, i5 760, and i7 920 The Core i5 2500K is in purple |
Comparison Stock 3.3 GHz & Overclock 4.0 GhzContinuous performance increase Overclock 4.8 Ghz |
Further proof of the 2nd Gen unlocked processor potential that can be harvested with a solid P67 chipset and adequate cooling.
SiSoftware Sandra 2011c
Again better performance in all tests.
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