Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-3230M can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 25.62

Overall Rank:
2701st fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2130th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
626th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $99.99 USD (2023-04-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2562

Single Thread Rating

1578

Samples: 5833*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,059
Thread: 1,581

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	8,848 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,503 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,538 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	705.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,313 KBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,578 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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Dell Latitude E6430s i5-3340M 14" Notebook PC - 469-4337

$433.40

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,993
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,392
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,464
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,013
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,820
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,793
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,720
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,562

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.63
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.46
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		25.62
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,071
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,042
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,673
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,420
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		1,578

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2285928 - Dec 18 2024		2727
BL2280102 - Dec 15 2024		2739
BL2273253 - Dec 11 2024		2862
BL2272378 - Dec 11 2024		2822
BL2269917 - Dec 08 2024		1530

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,562
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,053 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,802 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,697 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,981 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,865 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,886 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,467 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,423 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,872 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,367 (-7.6%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,938 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,659 (-35.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,930
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		391

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