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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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: 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 Math	12,220 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,634 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	850.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	57,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics	320 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,432 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

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