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: 25.62

Overall Rank: 2503

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

Average CPU Mark

2562

Single Thread Rating: 1580
Samples: 5739*
*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	4,505 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,554 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	704.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	40,331 KBytes/Sec
Physics	250 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,580 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th 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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,089
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,635
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,575
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,427
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,068
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,937
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,889
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,828
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		2,562

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		25.62
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,666
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz		1,580

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2075224 - Apr 11 2024		2590
BL2074855 - Apr 10 2024		1773
BL2072238 - Apr 07 2024		2875
BL2069581 - Apr 04 2024		2816
BL2069575 - Apr 04 2024		2674

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 18th of April 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		2,033 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,815 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,868 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,887 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,475 (-3.4%)
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		2,880 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,700 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,354 (-8.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,930 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		1,652 (-35.5%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M		2,992 (+16.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,133
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,938
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,750
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,699
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,412
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		6,207
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,026
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,957
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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