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: 157.74

Overall Rank:
3012th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
3064th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
803rd fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3469

Single Thread Rating

1431

Samples: 1256*
*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	12,199 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,302 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,566 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	857.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	57,098 KBytes/Sec
Physics	317 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,823 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,431 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2026.
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 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,469

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		157.74
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
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
BL3752397 - Oct 01 2026		3481
BL3692162 - Sep 03 2026		3776
BL3642393 - Aug 11 2026		2347
BL3640476 - Aug 10 2026		2985
BL3631088 - Aug 05 2026		3268

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 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,469
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,703 (+6.8%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,013 (-13.1%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,147 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,086 (+17.8%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,631 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,871 (-17.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,970 (-43.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,939 (-44.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,146 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,091 (+18.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,964 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,846 (+10.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		466

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