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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.
  • 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 i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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

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: 76.90

Overall Rank:
2427th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2453rd fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
696th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3660
Single Thread Rating
1490

Samples: 968*
*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 Math12,722 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,558 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,869 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption930.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression59,204 KBytes/Sec
Physics317 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,913 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,490 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2025.

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

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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,662
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,483
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
3,660
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
186.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
128.37
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
76.90
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
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 15th 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
3,837
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 i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
1,490
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2681250 - Jun 08 2025
3492
BL2656520 - May 28 2025
3845
BL2651461 - May 26 2025
3932
BL2633479 - May 18 2025
3869
BL2633366 - May 18 2025
3879
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
3,660
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,702 (+1.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310
2,989 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,389 (-7.4%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310
4,220 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,330 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310
4,324 (+18.1%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,909 (+6.8%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,690 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,686 (+0.7%)
AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,265 (-10.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,236 (-11.6%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i5-2310
3,119 (-14.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,493
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
474