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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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,085
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,416
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,478
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,018
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,834
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,801
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,727
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
 2,561
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.48
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
 25.61
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.25
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 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,675
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,421
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
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