Intel Core 5 315: specs and benchmarks
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Summary
Intel started Core 5 315 sales 16 April 2026 at a recommended price of $340. This is a Wildcat Lake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 6 cores and 6 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1516 processor with a TDP of 15 Watt. It supports DDR5, LPDDR5X memory.
Primary details
Core 5 315 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Designer | Intel | |
| Manufacturer | Intel | |
| Architecture codename | Wildcat Lake (2026) | |
| Release date | 16 April 2026 (recently) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $340 | of 19,000 (Xeon 6788P) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | |
| Threads | 6 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Threadripper PRO 7945WX) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 5 315 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1516 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6979P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 5 315. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core 5 315's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5, LPDDR5X |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core 5 315.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | of 5.0 (Pentium Gold G7400TE) |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
