How does the 2500K look today?

[PingSpike]

I would think those prices will come down once coffee lake comes out, at least for non-K models.

I actually don't think it will make any real difference. Top of the line chips on a platform just tend to fetch a high price for a lot longer than really makes sense. Its still cheaper to upgrade to this chip than it is to buy a new chip, motherboard, and now new ram that has a much higher price than before to move to the new platform. Aren't those 6 cores going to be like $350?

But we'll see soon enough I guess.

 

[Hans Gruber]

Or you could buy a Ryzen 3 and be done with the arguments and upgrade to a newer ryzen CPU down the road.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I mentioned this in the other thread. I recent built a Ryzen R3 1200 rig, and overclocked it manually in the BIOS to 3.80Ghz @ 1.350V. Runs great at that speed. (But won't do 3.90Ghz at all, from what little testing I did.)

Anyways, accord to CPU-Z, this little 4C/4T CPU is FASTER, in ST and MT, than a 2600K at stock, and an FX-8350 at 4.0Ghz. (I guess that's stock for the 8350?)

 

[frozentundra123456]

I actually don't think it will make any real difference. Top of the line chips on a platform just tend to fetch a high price for a lot longer than really makes sense. Its still cheaper to upgrade to this chip than it is to buy a new chip, motherboard, and now new ram that has a much higher price than before to move to the new platform. Aren't those 6 cores going to be like $350?

But we'll see soon enough I guess.

Yea, but that is not the point. If I understand correctly, the new i3 for slightly over a hundred dollars will be a quad core. So hard to see how a several year old used quad core would still fetch the same price, except maybe if it was a direct drop in for the motherboard that one already has.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I still use 2500Ks and 3570Ks in my spare gaming rigs (OC varies from 4.5GHz - 5GHz depending on chip lottery and cooling setup).
Since I have two Z800s w/dual X5690s and two Z600s w/dual X5670s for MT work, I don't feel a particular to upgrade anything for the foreseeable future.

 

[bbhaag]

Both of my kids still use 2500ks at stock clocks in their systems. We've upgraded the gpu in my oldests(15) to a RX470 and my youngest(10) still is using my old 7850. For the games they tend to play the 2500 seems to work fine. I've thought about buying some aftermarket coolers and OC'ing them to get a little extra performance but I don't want to spend the cash.

 

[Hans Gruber]

Both of my kids still use 2500ks at stock clocks in their systems. We've upgraded the gpu in my oldests(15) to a RX470 and my youngest(10) still is using my old 7850. For the games they tend to play the 2500 seems to work fine. I've thought about buying some aftermarket coolers and OC'ing them to get a little extra performance but I don't want to spend the cash.

Well said. Clearly you are ultra cheap not spending the coin to OC a 2011 processor let alone a K series intel processor.

 

[bbhaag]

Well said. Clearly you are ultra cheap not spending the coin to OC a 2011 processor let alone a K series intel processor.

It's not that I'm ultra cheap and they haven't complained about performance issues with the stock clocks yet. My ultimate end game is to hold out until dram prices get a little bit more down to earth and then build both of them new systems. I figure if I can put that $60-100 toward new systems that would be money better spent.
Who knows when dram prices will come down though. Some people are saying next summer but that's just speculation. Anyway, hopefully these 2500ks hold up for awhile with the stock coolers and stock clocks. If they don't.....well we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. haha

 

[Hans Gruber]

It's not that I'm ultra cheap and they haven't complained about performance issues with the stock clocks yet. My ultimate end game is to hold out until dram prices get a little bit more down to earth and then build both of them new systems. I figure if I can put that $60-100 toward new systems that would be money better spent.
Who knows when dram prices will come down though. Some people are saying next summer but that's just speculation. Anyway, hopefully these 2500ks hold up for awhile with the stock coolers and stock clocks. If they don't.....well we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. haha

I am with you on prices coming down in the computer market. You can get a couple of Cooler Master 212+ for $20 if you find them on sale and your 2500K's will do 4.5-4.8ghz with little or no effort.

 

[rbk123]

You can get a couple of Cooler Master 212+ for $20 if you find them on sale and your 2500K's will do 4.5-4.8ghz with little or no effort.

+1
And the performance improvement at 4.5g+ over stock is substantial.

 

[Leyawiin]

All you who bought an i5-2500k back in 2011 can rest assured it was probably the best hardware purchase decision you ever made.

 

[Headfoot]

I upgraded to the 5820k end of 2015 and it was a substantial improvement over 2500k, especially with fast RAM. My Fallout 4 FPS doubled at higher settings at the time. I got a feeling my 5820k will end up looking like the next 2500k in terms of longevity. In the games I played at the time, I noticed substantially fewer 'lag spikes' where the FPS would drop for a second then pick back up.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

^ A little unfair though since we're talking about non-HT vs. HT.
Would not have been as dramatic if you came from a 2600K/2700K

 

[The Sauce]

Still running my 2500k at 4.9. Not much need to upgrade at all for my gaming purposes. All my $$ goes to new GPUs...which possibly explains why nVidia stock has rocketed and Intel is flat for years now.

 

[UglyDuckling]

I remember my 2500K, was a great CPU, it most likely is still a real ass kicker especially with how high most can OC.

This Xeon i have improves multithread enough to make it worth it, loses IPC around 8% (clock for clock)

 

[frozentundra123456]

Or you could buy a Ryzen 3 and be done with the arguments and upgrade to a newer ryzen CPU down the road.

Why? Ryzen 3 is a sidegrade at best to a well overclocked 2500k.

 

[SPBHM]

yes 2500K at something like 4.3GHz should match R3 at max OC (3.9), and 2500K at max OC beats easily, not really an upgrade, only reason to go for Ryzen from Sandy Bridge+ with OC is moar cores, so R5 1600 would be the minimum worth considering I think.

 

[PingSpike]

Still running my 2500k at 4.9. Not much need to upgrade at all for my gaming purposes. All my $$ goes to new GPUs...which possibly explains why nVidia stock has rocketed and Intel is flat for years now.

Nvidia seems to have a really competent CEO. They were actually in a much weaker strategic position than AMD or Intel in my mind but have done a lot despite it.

 

[b-mac]

It's starting to get a bit long in the tooth.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2773-intel-i5-2500k-revisit-benchmark-for-2017?showall=1

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2867-intel-i7-2600k-2017-benchmark-vs-7700k-1700-more?showall=1