Is It Time To Upgrade Your Core i5 2500K?

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It's THE classic i5 processor. Many still swear by it today. The question is, does it still hold up to this generation's most demanding titles? Rich goes in-depth and stacks up the classic i5 against the modern Skylakes in a number of theoretical and practical gaming tests.

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