Essentials

Product Collection
Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Code Name
Products formerly Sandy Bridge
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number 
i5-2500S
Status
Discontinued
Launch Date 
Q1'11
Expected Discontinuance 
Q1'13
Lithography 
32 nm

CPU Specifications

Total Cores 
4
Total Threads 
4
Max Turbo Frequency 
3.70 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡ 
3.70 GHz
Processor Base Frequency 
2.70 GHz
Cache 
6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed 
5 GT/s
TDP 
65 W

Supplemental Information

Embedded Options Available 
No
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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 
69.1°C
Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 
2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 
No
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 vPro® Eligibility ‡ 
Intel vPro® Platform
Intel® AES New Instructions 
Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 
Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡ 
Yes
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