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:
2332nd fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
2366th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
667th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3656

Single Thread Rating

1491

Samples: 953*
*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	12,733 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,561 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,890 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	929.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	59,149 KBytes/Sec
Physics	316 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,899 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,491 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of March 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 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		3,656

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		1,491

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2501793 - Mar 23 2025		3951
BL2501579 - Mar 23 2025		3933
BL2500990 - Mar 22 2025		2221
BL2475800 - Mar 12 2025		3893
BL2458676 - Mar 05 2025		3946

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 29th of March 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		3,694 (+1.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,979 (-18.5%)
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		3,322 (-9.1%)
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		3,685 (+0.8%)
AMD A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,672 (+0.5%)
AMD A10-7860K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,286 (-10.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,235 (-11.5%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,127 (-14.5%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i5-2310		3,103 (-15.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs Intel Core i5-2310		2,375 (-35.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz		473

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