Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2310 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 i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 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) i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-2310 CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 77.06

Overall Rank:
2729th fastest in multithreading out of 5785 CPUs
2725th fastest in single threading out of 5785 CPUs
740th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $47.59 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3667

Single Thread Rating

1491

Samples: 1004*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,709
Thread: 1,640

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	12,709 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,551 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,855 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	932.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,280 KBytes/Sec
Physics	317 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,938 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,491 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,941
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,667

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		77.06
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		1,491

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3263486 - Feb 04 2026		3936
BL3249106 - Jan 29 2026		3928
BL3225708 - Jan 19 2026		3937
BL3218007 - Jan 16 2026		3873
BL3217154 - Jan 16 2026		3839

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,667
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		4,098 (+11.7%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,695 (+0.7%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,993 (-18.4%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,391 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,376 (-7.9%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,194 (-12.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,785 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,338 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		4,228 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		4,143 (+13.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,868 (+5.5%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,701 (+0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		474

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