Games a Core i5-2500K can run
A Core i5-2500K meets the processor requirements for 12,760of the games we've checked, judged against each developer's own stated specs. Your graphics card and memory matter too, so run the full check to be sure.
Every result is checked against the developer's own stated requirements — never our benchmarks or promises. ★= also clears the developer's recommended processor.
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Desktop Magic Engine
2020
DIRT 5
2020
DOOM 64
2020
DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition
2020
Dreamscaper: Prologue
2020
Drug Dealer Simulator: Free Sample
2020
Dungeon of Rikka
2020
Empire of Sin
2020
Evan's Remains
2020
Exit the Gungeon
2020
Five Dates
2020
Florence
2020
Fort Triumph
2020
From the Depths
2020
Furry Love
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
2020
Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
2020
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
2020
Going Under
2020
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
2020
Gridiron
2020
Harmless Demons
2020
Haven
2020
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1
2020
Hellpoint
2020
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms
2020
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 2
2020
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 3
2020
Hotshot Racing
2020
House of Detention
2020
Hunted
2020
INMOST
2020
Island Saver
2020
It Steals
2020
Kandidatos
2020
Kidnapped Girl
2020
Left on Read
2020
LIBERATED
2020
Lightmatter
2020
LineVox
2020
Littlewood
2020
Madden NFL 21
2020
Mainframe Defenders
2020
Manifold Garden
2020
Mars Horizon
2020
Mineirinho Director's Cut
2020
Questions about the Core i5-2500K
- Is a Core i5-2500K good for gaming?
- A Core i5-2500K clears the stated processor requirements for 12,760 of the games we've checked. Whether a specific game runs comes down to that developer's own listed specs — not our opinion.
- Does a Core i5-2500K meet minimum or recommended processor requirements?
- It clears the minimum processor requirement for 12,760 games, and the developer's recommended processor for 5,598 of them (marked with a star in the list above).
- How do you decide what a Core i5-2500K can run?
- We compare the Core i5-2500K against each game's processor requirement exactly as the developer published it — never our own benchmarks or promises. Your graphics card and memory matter too, so the full check on the homepage includes those.