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: 76.82

Overall Rank:
2366th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2399th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
676th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3656

Single Thread Rating

1489

Samples: 956*
*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	12,731 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,559 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,884 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	929.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,139 KBytes/Sec
Physics	316 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,901 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,317
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,656

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		141.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.16
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		76.82
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
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
BL2557412 - Apr 16 2025		3375
BL2527572 - Apr 02 2025		3687
BL2501793 - Mar 23 2025		3951
BL2501579 - Mar 23 2025		3933
BL2500990 - Mar 22 2025		2221

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 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,656
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,695 (+1.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,986 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,399 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,325 (-9.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,909 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,686 (+0.8%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,672 (+0.5%)
AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,274 (-10.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,238 (-11.4%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,117 (-14.7%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,108 (-15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,425 (-33.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,516
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,328
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,601
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,692
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,418
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,341
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		473

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