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?

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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: 76.74

Overall Rank:
2300th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
2338th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
658th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3652

Single Thread Rating

1490

Samples: 942*
*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	12,748 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,566 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,899 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	928.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,155 KBytes/Sec
Physics	314 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,888 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,490 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,849
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,380
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,558
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,723
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,652

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		217.26
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.41
Intel Core i9-12900K		140.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		108.98
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.49
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		76.74
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.09
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
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
BL2392329 - Feb 05 2025		3759
BL2390834 - Feb 04 2025		3675
BL2381721 - Jan 31 2025		1152
BL2377160 - Jan 29 2025		3507
BL2364342 - Jan 24 2025		3329

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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,652
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,870 (+6.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,697 (+1.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,984 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,389 (-7.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,750 (-24.7%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,909 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,680 (+0.8%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,626 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,406 (-6.7%)
AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,270 (-10.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,220 (-11.8%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,125 (-14.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,600
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,012
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		471

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