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: 76.69

Overall Rank:
2296th fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
2336th fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
658th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3650

Single Thread Rating

1489

Samples: 941*
*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	12,743 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,563 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,896 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	927.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,127 KBytes/Sec
Physics	314 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,886 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th 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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,150
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,650

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K		145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.53
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		76.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		52.88
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,683
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		1,489

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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,650
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,869 (+6.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,698 (+1.3%)
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		3,384 (-7.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,745 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,322 (-9.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,909 (+7.1%)
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%)
AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,274 (-10.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,220 (-11.8%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,187 (-12.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,640
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,603
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,526
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,281
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,033
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		471

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