Intel Core i5-2300 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Core i5-2300 vs Core Ultra 9 275HX specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 9 275HX performs better than the Core i5-2300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2300 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has significantly more cores than the Core i5-2300. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has 24 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-2300. It also has more threads than the Core i5-2300. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-2300 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 275HX. Despite this, the Core Ultra 9 275HX has a significantly higher turbo speed.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-2300 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.