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From Paul's speculations, is it true that it is still the best Intel CPU for its value today?

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If you keep in mind the period then yes I think the 2500k is the best CPU,  great OC potential.

 

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9 hours ago, The Great Kamek said:

From Paul's speculations, is it true that it is still the best Intel CPU for its value today?

If you could get it at a competitive price at least then Sandy Bridge era chips would probably be still worth it in 2019...

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21 minutes ago, Falkentyne said:

4 cores without hyperthreading at this time?  No.  Definitely not.

I never had a hyperthread CPU, so I wouldn't know 

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I wouldn't bother buying one today, mainboard will be a hassle and for the same amount you can probably buy something that performs better. Unless you practically get it for free that is. 

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10 minutes ago, Leanora said:

I wouldn't bother buying one today, mainboard will be a hassle and for the same amount you can probably buy something that performs better. Unless you practically get it for free that is. 

I think its still comparable to a ryzen 2200g in cpu performance. and its good if you have ddr3 ram...

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5 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

I think its still comparable to a ryzen 2200g in cpu performance. and its good if you have ddr3 ram...

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-2200G/619vsm441832

 

Getting ddr3 aint the problem, the mainboard might be. ALso it depends on how much you pay for it

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It was the best value CPU of its time, I think that was what Paul was getting at. It’s only in the last year or two that I’ve felt any need to replace mine. 

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