Review: Intel i5 2400

Screenshot taken from Anandtech

For those who want a very decent CPU for a decent price (around 180$ and lower) will likely consider getting an i5 2400, performs absolutely great at stock speeds and if you plan on overclocking you will have better performance with the i5 2500K. However if you do not plan to overclock at all i5 2400 is a great CPU. Above is a benchmark of Crysis Warhead for numerous CPUs, you might notice that the 2400 is only slightly below the 2500K. Keep in mind that Crysis 1 is much more power hungry then the optimized Crysis 2 thus it makes a great benchmarking system.

A note of caution no matter at how many benchmarks you look it does not automatically mean that you will get the exact results, sometimes you might get higher or lower then the listed benchmark, as your computer will most likely will have different system specifications then the system that was used for the benchmark. I can tell you however that in other tasks such as video rendering and gaming the i5 2400 is only 5% or less below then the 2500K. The price however can be quite a bit more for the 2500K sometimes it can add up to 50$ but rebates can make a big difference.

Another great thing about buying a less expensive cpu now is that i5 2400 uses LGA1555 socket which will be compatible with the new Ivy bridge cpus which might be released at the beginning of 2012. Keep in mind that you will still have to confirm with the manufacturer of your motherboard to insure that it will support it and if any special firmware updates are needed.

This is a great cpu and certainly stands up to its price to performance ratio.