Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-2300 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 i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 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) i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 156.31

Overall Rank:
2291st fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2396th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
673rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $21.99 USD (2023-01-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3437

Single Thread Rating

1429

Samples: 1166*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,599
Thread: 1,588

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	12,217 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,320 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,655 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	840.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	56,979 KBytes/Sec
Physics	323 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,742 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,429 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,437

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		156.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		1,429

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2248007 - Nov 17 2024		3766
BL2227516 - Oct 23 2024		3855
BL2210681 - Oct 04 2024		3709
BL2210671 - Oct 04 2024		3699
BL2204134 - Sep 26 2024		3699

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,437
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,618 (-23.8%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,961 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,676 (+6.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,211 (+22.5%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		3,034 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,123 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		4,111 (+19.6%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,982 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-2300		2,886 (-16.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,964 (-42.9%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,879 (-45.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i5-2300		1,847 (-46.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		470

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