Intel Core i5-2310 vs Intel Pentium E5800

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Intel Core i5-2310 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E5800
Intel Core i5-2310 Intel Pentium E5800

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-2310 or Intel Pentium E5800 - 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 Intel Pentium E5800 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5800 was released in Q4/2010.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
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 Intel Pentium E5800 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5800 is at 3.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-2310 Characteristic Intel Pentium E5800
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.90 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Intel Pentium E5800
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-2310 or Intel Pentium E5800 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 no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

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 Intel Pentium E5800 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-2310 Characteristic Intel Pentium E5800
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-2310 is 95 W, while the Intel Pentium E5800 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 Intel Pentium E5800
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2310 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E5800 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-2310 Characteristic Intel Pentium E5800
32 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q4/2010
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2310 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 (66%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2310 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 (38%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
438 (66%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2278 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
831 (36%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3640 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1155 (32%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1151 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
518 (45%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
565 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Intel Core i5-2310
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1740 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-2310
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5800 Intel Pentium E5800
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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