just curious why (2500k vs 2500)

[Jeremy_Tos]

I understand the difference between the two, but I am wondering why the 2500 beats the 2500k

Not a big difference but I didn't expect to see any difference or if there was I expected it to be the other way around.

 

[stahlhart]

Well, it will be the other way around once you take advantage of the unlocked multiplier... but yeah, what's causing the difference at the base clock speed?

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Margin of error.

 

[Jeremy_Tos]

Margin of error.

Thank you. That's what I thought it was but was just making sure as I don't plan on overclocking immediately but may want to in the future.

 

[lsv]

Def go for the 2500k, it's not much more expensive and allows for the possibility of easy OCs

 

[Patrick Wolf]

The 2500 supports VT-d (Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O) and TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) + HD 2000 graphics, wherein the 2500K does not, but has HD 3000 graphics and of course the unlocked multiplier.

What is VT-d and TXT? Knock yourself out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology

In a nutshell, it's geared more toward businesses (who generally won't overclock, nor care about on-die graphics performance).