Intel Core i5 2300 

Released January, 2011
  • 2.8 GHz
  • Quad core
7.2 Out of 10

If you are looking for a budget Intel 1155 quad core, this one is definitely a good choice.
by dutchgenius (Nov, 2011)
The ultimate budget Quad Core S1155 CPU is here and it will amaze you.
by battleaxe231 (Jul, 2012)

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i5 2300 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 2300
4.3
FX 4300
4.8
Core i5 2400
5.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 2300
6.0
FX 4300
5.3
Core i5 2400
6.5
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 2300
n.d.
FX 4300
0.0
Core i5 2400
n.d.
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 2300
n.d.
FX 4300
0.0
Core i5 2400
n.d.
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 2300
7.5
FX 4300
5.7
Core i5 2400
8.2
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 2300
6.6
FX 4300
6.8
Core i5 2400
7.2
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 2300
7.2
FX 4300
5.0
Core i5 2400
8.1

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i5 2300

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 2300
2,290
FX 4300
n.d.
Core i5 2400
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2300
7,621
FX 4300
5,582
Core i5 2400
8,298

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2300
2,448
FX 4300
1,981
Core i5 2400
2,638

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2300
2,070,000 MB/s
Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s
FX 4300
2,210,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2300
7,463
FX 4300
5,404
Core i5 2400
8,258

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 2300
7,962
Core i5 2400
9,093
FX 4300
n.d.

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 2300
5,322
FX 4300
4,651
Core i5 2400
5,901

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 2300
1,574
FX 4300
1,406
Core i5 2400
1,742

Reviews Word on the street for the Intel Core i5 2300

9.5
read review
I first put this chip into a H61 board - which offered me only limited tweaking features - I was able to increase the CPU clock multiplier up to 31 or 3.1ghz - a modest increase of 200-300mhz on stock speeds.

What People Are Saying Give it to me straight

Socket Type

On my GA-Z77M-D3H board I can overclock the cpu to 3300MHz by setting the multiplier to 33x100MHz = 3300MHz.
by battleaxe231 (Jul, 2012)
It can go from 1100MHz all the way up to 3100MHz.
by battleaxe231 (Jul, 2012)
I have since upgraded my motherboard to a P67, which offered the full 35x multiplier and with that managed to get clock speeds of up to 3535 mhz (3.5ghz) , at that rating the CPU is capable of matching an i7 950 @ stock - pretty good going for the runt of the Sandybridge i5 litter.
by Kusanagi (Jan, 2012)

Gaming

This cpu is sufficient for gaming, surfing the web, managing documents, everything!
by battleaxe231 (Jul, 2012)

Price

Definitely a great processor, there are better ones out there - and they are all far more expensive than this one - i guess it just depends how much your not willing to spend.
by Kusanagi (Jan, 2012)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.1 GHz
Cores Quad core
Socket type LGA 1155
Is unlocked No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. AES
  3. SSE
  4. SSE2
  5. SSE4.1
  6. SSE3
  7. Supplemental SSE3
  8. SSE4.2
  9. AVX
  10. SSE4
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

power consumption

TDP 95W
Annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 7.81 pt/W
Typical power consumption 77.19W

bus

Architecture DMI
Number of links 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 4 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 28
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.6°C

overclocking

Overclock popularity 20
Overclock review score 5
Overclocked clock speed 3.28 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.56 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,413.1
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.28 GHz

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Number of displays supported 2
GPU clock speed 850 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3-1333
  2. DDR3-1066
  3. DDR3
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB
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