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?

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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: 156.14

Overall Rank:
2266th fastest in multithreading out of 4862 CPUs
2370th fastest in single threading out of 4862 CPUs
656th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3434

Single Thread Rating

1429

Samples: 1164*
*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	12,211 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,318 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,653 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	838.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	56,944 KBytes/Sec
Physics	322 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,738 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,429 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of October 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,077
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,120
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,603
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,531
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,434

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		177.82
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		156.14
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.01
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.92
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,690
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		1,429

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2210681 - Oct 04 2024		3709
BL2210671 - Oct 04 2024		3699
BL2204134 - Sep 26 2024		3699
BL2193992 - Sep 13 2024		3822
BL2173383 - Aug 19 2024		3757

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 October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,434
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,612 (-23.9%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,961 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,669 (+6.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,210 (+22.6%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,034 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,117 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,115 (+19.9%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,985 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,885 (-16.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,964 (-42.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,879 (-45.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,847 (-46.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,417
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,106
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,491
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		723

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