Intel Core i5 2500

"The Intel Core i5 2500 type Sandy Bridge is a Socket 1155 LGA Processor operating at 3300Mhz, 2x256K L2 Cache and 6MB L3 Cache. The Intel Core i5 2500 supports MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T, VT-X and AVX."

"The Intel Core i5 2500 delivered great performance against the AMD FX 8150. However with general pc use the Intel Core i5 2500 was 16% slower than the AMD FX 8150. Using games the Intel Core i5 2500 was 30% faster than the AMD FX 8150 for a great result. The biggest advantage for the Intel Core i5 2500 is the low price, you get all of this great performance and the Intel Core i5 2500 is 21% cheaper than the AMD FX 8150 which makes the Intel Core i5 2500 very good value for money. Let's not forget that the Intel Core i5 2500 also runs cool and is very power efficent which is why we highly recommend the Intel Core i5 2500 for your pc processor needs."