Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 156.78

Overall Rank:
2352nd fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
2456th fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
681st fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3448

Single Thread Rating

1431

Samples: 1176*
*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	12,228 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,324 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,659 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	844.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	57,081 KBytes/Sec
Physics	322 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,759 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,431 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,826
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,390
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,619
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,448

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		191.94
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		156.78
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.08
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		48.61
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		1,431

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2376015 - Jan 29 2025		3564
BL2374002 - Jan 28 2025		3746
BL2371662 - Jan 27 2025		3619
BL2364137 - Jan 24 2025		3948
BL2358569 - Jan 21 2025		3799

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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,448
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,615 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,680 (+6.7%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,047 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,896 (-16.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,959 (-43.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,879 (-45.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,860 (-46.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,126 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,113 (+19.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,892 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,869 (+12.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,839 (-17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,865
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,649
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,605
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,306
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,845
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,034
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		470

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