Intel i5-2500k or i7-2600

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I'm debating between the two processors. I will mostly be doing video editing and cad and other things but no gaming. Which processor would be better for these tasks.

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Due to the hyper threading tecnology, the i7 2600 (4 cores / 8 threads) will be much better for that kind of apps vs the i5 which have 4cores / 4 threads... I work with video editing and a lot of rendering and the diference its big.. However if you wanna go a step up, you may consider a i7 3930K and you will be substantially better with 6 cores / 12 threads..
 
+1 the 2600

I actually just sold my 2600k and 3570k rigs BC we have 3930k at work.

Not CPU related, having +32gb on the 2011 platform is a benefit.
1155 related, having more sata3 onboard is useful.
 
the 2600 can overclock with 103BCLK and +42Turbo boost.. that will net a 4.0GHZ under heavy loads.. up to 4.3GHZ in single threaded apps.. so.. nothing bad at all..
 
Araxie said:
the 2600 can overclock with 103BCLK and +42Turbo boost.. that will net a 4.0GHZ under heavy loads.. up to 4.3GHZ in single threaded apps.. so.. nothing bad at all..
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It can OC a whole lot better than that. Leave bclk alone and simply adjust the multi to 45 and get 4.5GHz in single multithreaded apps. You can go higher, I just used 4.5 as a decent baseline.
 
Seems like some confusion / assumptions being made in this thread. Are we talking about 2500k vs 2600, or 2500k vs 2600k? This might come as a surprise to some, but the 2600 and the 2600k are not the same processor. Seems like many are giving answers assuming that OP is talking about a 2600k. If you don't have the K model, you probably aren't going to be adjusting the multiplier much......

There are some things that benefit from hyper-threading, but if you have any inclination of overclocking, the extra headroom you should be able to get from a 2500k vs a 2600 (non-k) should well make up the difference.
 
RamonGTP said:
It can OC a whole lot better than that. Leave bclk alone and simply adjust the multi to 45 and get 4.5GHz in single multithreaded apps. You can go higher, I just used 4.5 as a decent baseline.
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according the Name of the thread its a 2600 "non K" not a 2600K..
 
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