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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 157.29

Overall Rank:
2490th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2581st fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
720th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3459
Single Thread Rating
1432

Samples: 1199*
*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 Math12,220 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,634 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption850.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression57,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics320 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,432 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 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 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,303
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,019
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,150
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,169
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
3,459
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.02
Intel Core i5-12400F
186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.81
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
157.29
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.66
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.20
Intel Core i9-13900K
130.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.24
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 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
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
BL2682049 - Jun 08 2025
3164
BL2680842 - Jun 07 2025
3003
BL2655996 - May 27 2025
3807
BL2655461 - May 27 2025
3669
BL2648507 - May 24 2025
3725
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 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
3,459
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300
3,688 (+6.6%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300
3,059 (-11.6%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300
2,623 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300
2,893 (-16.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i5-2300
1,959 (-43.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i5-2300
1,915 (-44.6%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-2300
1,872 (-45.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300
4,128 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300
4,113 (+18.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-2300
3,912 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300
3,870 (+11.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i5-2300
2,839 (-17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,662
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,518
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
468