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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: 25.61

Overall Rank:
2692nd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2122nd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
624th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2561
Single Thread Rating
1578

Samples: 5824*
*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 Math8,849 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,503 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,538 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption704.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression40,317 KBytes/Sec
Physics249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,578 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2269917 - Dec 08 2024
1530
BL2269417 - Dec 08 2024
2443
BL5080056 - Nov 29 2024
2448
BL2259673 - Nov 29 2024
2159
BL2252649 - Nov 22 2024
2879
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 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
2,561
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,053 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,805 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,695 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,980 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,866 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,883 (+12.6%)
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
2,868 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,365 (-7.6%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,938 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,658 (-35.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,090
Intel Core i9-13950HX
7,007
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,911
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,826
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,467
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,263
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,199
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,983
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,940
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
391