Intel Core i5 2500K

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

"The Intel Core i5 2500K delivered some great performances against the AMD Phenom II X4 970. Using general pc use the Intel Core i5 2500K was 20% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970. Using games the Intel Core i5 2500K was 32% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 for an amazing result. However all this great performance has a disadvantage which is the price which makes the Intel Core i5 2500K 24% more expensive than the AMD Phenom II X4 970. If you ask us the increase of 32% with games and 20% with general use more than makes up for a price increase. Let's not forget that the Intel Core i5 2500K runs cool and is very power efficent which is why we have given the Intel Core i5 2500K full marks."