Hardware Secrets compared the performance of two competing CPUs that are being released this week, the Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3 GHz) and the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE (3.6 GHz)

Intel is launching this month their new CPUs based on the "Sandy Bridge" architecture. Let's check the performance of the new Core i5-2500K (3.3 GHz) and compare it to its main competitor from AMD, the new Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition (3.6 GHz) that is being released today. We also added the Core i5-661 in the mix.

Core i5-2500K vs. Phenom II X4 975 BE CPU Review