Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz 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 i5-3230M @ 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: 25.59

Overall Rank: 2515

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

Average CPU Mark

2559

Single Thread Rating: 1578
Samples: 5750*
*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	8,839 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,501 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,547 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	703.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,276 KBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,717 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,578 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 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 2nd of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,086
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,628
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,577
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,052
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,452
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,924
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,881
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,825
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,559

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.22
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.79
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		25.59
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,087
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,952
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,434
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
BL2089825 - Apr 29 2024		1180
BL2089273 - Apr 29 2024		2427
BL2088658 - Apr 28 2024		2806
BL2085588 - Apr 24 2024		1909
BL2085334 - Apr 24 2024		2809

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 2nd of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,559
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,033 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,814 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,869 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,890 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,463 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,423 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,880 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,695 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,354 (-8.0%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,930 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,653 (-35.4%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,994 (+17.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,103
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,882
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,687
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,666
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,256
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,061
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,048
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		868

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

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