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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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 Math	12,722 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,558 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,869 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	930.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,204 KBytes/Sec
Physics	317 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,913 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,490 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

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