AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5-2310. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Released
Q2/2011
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Intel Core i5-2310
Intel Core i5-2310

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or Intel Core i5-2310? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core i5-2310 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2011.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    20 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 33% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    24 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    64 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.9 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2310 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1551 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Intel Core i5-2310 Intel Core i5-2310
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2000
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 6
  • Shader
    left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2310 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Intel Core i5-2310 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Intel Core i5-2310.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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