I5 2500 vs. i5 2500K

[AndrewK1]

Hello,

Just a quick question. What is the difference between the Intel i5 2500 and Intel i5 2500K?

 

[barrymobiel]

You can overclock the 2500k.

 

[Blorp Kola]

Hello,

Just a quick question. What is the difference between the Intel i5 2500 and Intel i5 2500K?

I believe the 2500k is overclockable but the 2500 is not, but I'm no expert so don't just beleive me

 

[AndrewK1]

so it is impossible to overclock at all on the i5 2500?

 

[jaguarskx]

Maybe 300MHz - 400MHz.

The only way to overclock the i5-2500 is to increase the frequency which basically affects all the components. Overclock too much and certain things may not work or become damaged like the USB ports.

The i5-2500k has an unlocked multiplier which make overclocking much easier. I seems many people are able to OC the i5-2500k to around 4.5GHz.

The i5-2500k also has the faster Intel HD 3000 graphics core vs. the Intel HD 2000 graphics core in the i5-2500. The Intel HD 3000 is basically equal to a Radeon HD 5450.

 

[AndrewK1]

Best answer selected by AndrewK1.