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Intel Core i5-2310 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-2310
Rank 2 - 69 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-2310
Rank 2 - 71 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-2310
4C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
666
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C / 4T · 2.83 GHz
460
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2310
4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
2,278
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C / 4T · 2.83 GHz
1,527
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-2310
4C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
1,151
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C / 4T · 2.83 GHz
959

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At a glance

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Intel Core i5-2310Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core2 Quad (19)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000 (28)Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge SYorkfield (Penryn)
Technology32 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 775
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 2.90 GHz 2.83 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.20 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache12.00 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.85 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-2310Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB16 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP95 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXMMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
Release dateQ2/2011Q1/2008
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-2310
Intel Core i5-2310
4C / 4T · 2.90 - 3.20 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C / 4T · 2.83 GHz

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