AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i5-2310

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Core i5-2310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Intel Core i5-2310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 56% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 1490
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 3657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Jul 2023 vs May 2011
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark	26844 vs 3657

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
196608x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3844

1490

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26844

3657

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i5-2310
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844	1490
PassMark - CPU mark	26844	3657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		621
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i5-2310
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$150
Place in performance rating	419	2592
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Price now		$79.98
Processor Number		i5-2310
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		20.38
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	216 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C	73 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	6,570 million	1160 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)