What is the difference between these processors?

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) $190

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $210

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $220

And the Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) is $300 dollars. Is it worth the upgrade from i5 to i7?

Of all of these which is best for semi-intensive gaming?

RE: What is the difference between these three processors?

If you don't know this, I guess you don't have the intellect to even turn on a computer, nooby.

RE: What is the difference between these three processors?

Please post something constructive.

Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) $190 Is a downgraded version of i5 2500k

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $210 i5 2500 is mid range CPU for gaming and only allows minor overclocks

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) $220 CPU is unlocked, which can allow you to get 4.5Ghz easily

And the Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) is $300 dollars. Is it worth the upgrade from i5 to i7? Only differences between this and i5 2500k is that i7 supports hyper-threading. Which will excel in rendering and heavy tasking

But have you try looking into Ivy Bridge CPU? They are top notch performer.


Hope I helped.

You did help mate. I will look into the Ivy Bridge CPU.

GL, Ivy Bridges are 20% faster than Sandy Bridges. Get ASRock Z77 Extreme4 for your mobo