i7-2610UE vs i5-2300

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1840	2535
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.28	0.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	2.16	4.93
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$168	$317

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-2300 has 1300% better value for money than i7-2610UE.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE compatibility with other computer components: 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2300 and Core i7-2610UE.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.25	0.92
Integrated graphics card	0.55	0.66
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	17 Watt

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