Core i5: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregated performance score

It provides poor benchmark performance at 2.17% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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Summary

Intel started Core i5 sales 1 October 2023. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems.

General info

Core i5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking1742
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Value for money6.77
Market segmentDesktop processor
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$194 of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

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.

64 bit support-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i5 2.17

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core i5 2598

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Core i5 6640

Gaming performance

Relative performance

Overall Core i5 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.


Core i5 100
Core i7-960 99.54
FX-4150 99.08
Core i7-880 99.08

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5 is PRO A8-9600, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5:

Athlon X4 850 100.46
A10 PRO-7800B 100.46
Core i5 100
FX-4150 99.08
A8-9600 98.62

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