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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 25.64

Overall Rank:
2868th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
2281st fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
669th fastest in out of 1484 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2564
Single Thread Rating
1574

Samples: 5976*
*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 Math8,841 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,501 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,520 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption708.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression40,293 KBytes/Sec
Physics248 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,722 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,574 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 2025.
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


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell Latitude E6430s i5-3340M 14" Notebook PC - 469-4337 Dell Latitude E6430s i5-3340M 14" Notebook PC - 469-4337 $161.96
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Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2577580 - Apr 24 2025
2837
BL2576132 - Apr 23 2025
2499
BL2573552 - Apr 22 2025
2878
BL2573311 - Apr 22 2025
2868
BL2571219 - Apr 21 2025
2770
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 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
2,564
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,061 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,810 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,698 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,978 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,843 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,899 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,463 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,430 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,876 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,362 (-7.9%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,939 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,669 (-34.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,718
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,195
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,185
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,993
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
7,866
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
7,040
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,800
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,798
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,784
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
390