Intel Core i5-2500 LGA1155

Essentials
Product Collection
Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors

Code Name
Products formerly Sandy Bridge

Vertical Segment
Desktop

Processor Number
i5-2500

Status
Discontinued

Launch Date
Q1'11

Expected Discontinuance
Q1'13

Lithography
32 nm

CPU Specifications
# of Cores
4

# of Threads
4

Processor Base Frequency
3.30 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency
3.70 GHz

Cache
6 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Bus Speed
5 GT/s

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡
3.70 GHz

TDP
95 W

Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available
No

Datasheet
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB

Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333

Max # of Memory Channels
2

Max Memory Bandwidth
21 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡
No

Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Graphics Base Frequency
850 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.10 GHz

Intel® Quick Sync Video
Yes

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Yes

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Yes

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Yes

# of Displays Supported ‡
2

Device ID
0x102

Expansion Options
PCI Express Revision
2.0

Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16

Package Specifications
Sockets Supported
LGA1155

Max CPU Configuration
1

TCASE
72.6°C

Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0

Intel vPro® Platform Eligibility ‡
Yes

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes

Intel® 64 ‡
Yes

Instruction Set
64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX

Idle States
Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes

Intel® Fast Memory Access
Yes

Intel® Flex Memory Access
Yes

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
Yes

Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes

Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes