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    Intel Core i5-2300 vs Intel Core i3-2105

    Intel Core i5-2300
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i5-2300
    Intel Core i3-2105
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / May 2011
    Intel Core i3-2105

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      127%
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      104%
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      151%
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2300

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 51% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 27% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2105

    None
    Intel Core i5-2300

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2300

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i5-2300

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2300

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2011vsMay 2011

    Cores

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 3000

    Cache

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
    Die Size216mm²vsunknown
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i5-2300Intel Core i3-2105
    Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3100 MHz
    Turbo Clock3100 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      3100 points
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      3100 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      11200 points
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      7440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      7464
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      4674

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2300
      2438
    • Intel Core i3-2105
      2195

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
      102.22
    • Intel Core i3-2105 (simulated)
      105.24

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2300 (simulated)
      398.79
    • Intel Core i3-2105 (simulated)
      279.91

    points - higher is better

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