Intel Core i5-2310 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Last updated: 2024-03-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-2310		AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-2310 or AMD Ryzen 5 8500G - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-2310 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2310 was released in Q2/2011. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 2000 (28)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
2	Generation	6
Sandy Bridge S	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-2310 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2310 is 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is at 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Core i5-2310	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz)	A-Core	4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4
--	B-Core	3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-2310	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i5-2310 or AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 2000	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
0.85 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.80 GHz
6	GPU Generation	10
32 nm	Technology	4 nm
2	Max. displays	4
6	Compute units	4
48	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
10.1	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 2000	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-2310 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
Intel Core i5-2310	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR5-5200
32 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	14
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	27.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-2310 is 95 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i5-2310	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-2310 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i5-2310	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
32 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1155	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2011	Release date	Q1/2024
--	Release price	179 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2310 (28%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2310 (20%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	666 (34%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1965 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2278 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	8768 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	565 (21%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2686 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1740 (16%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	11063 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-2310 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106 (7%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	3640 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	21862 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	742 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-2310 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1151 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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