Intel Core i5-1230U

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-1230U can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i5-1230U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.0 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 0.7 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 9 W

TDP Up: 29 W

Cache Size: L1: 928 KB, L2: 6.5 MB, L3: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1230U, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1230U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 35.94

Overall Rank: 713

Last Price Change: $309.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark

11105

Single Thread Rating: 2624
Samples: 9*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-1230U

Integer Math	37,513 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,353 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	52 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,276 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	908 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,657 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,624 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-1230U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of January 2023

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of January 2023.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,293
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		21,045
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,850
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,276
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,168
Intel Core i5-1230U		11,105
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,087
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,033

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.28
Intel Core i5-1230U		35.94
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,117
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,069
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,693
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,629
Intel Core i5-1230U		2,624
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,465
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,313
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,965

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-1230U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1718710 - Jan 12 2023		9146
BL1717758 - Jan 11 2023		9692
BL1715597 - Jan 08 2023		16147
BL1700218 - Dec 21 2022 [Excluded]		10431
BL1686908 - Dec 04 2022 [Excluded]		9860

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-1230U
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-1230U		11,105
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,632 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,822 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,671 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-1230U		15,347 (+38.2%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,369 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		10,002 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,369 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-11320H @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,021 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-1155G7 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		10,153 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		8,599 (-22.6%)
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 @ 3.0 GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,854 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,510 (+3.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-1230U Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,894
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,746
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,623
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,618
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,564
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,272
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,256
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,177
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,831
Intel Core i7-1280P		4,807
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,754
Intel Core i5-1240U		4,524
Intel Core i5-1230U		3,759

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