Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 155.74

Overall Rank: 2148

Last Price Change: $21.99 USD (2023-01-20)

Average CPU Mark

3425

Single Thread Rating: 1432
Samples: 1146*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,599
Thread: 1,588

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	12,214 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,690 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	832.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	56,973 KBytes/Sec
Physics	325 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,725 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,432 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,425

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		155.74
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		1,432

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5064231 - May 15 2024		4004
BL2100973 - May 14 2024		3804
BL2100952 - May 14 2024		3293
BL2054735 - Mar 18 2024		3233
BL2039111 - Mar 01 2024		3825

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,425
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,993 (-12.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,959 (-13.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,424 (0.0%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,220 (-6.0%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,207 (+22.8%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,034 (-11.4%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,686 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,125 (+20.5%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,605 (-23.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,345 (-31.5%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,879 (-15.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,379 (-30.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		727

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