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Intel Core i5-1230U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-1230U 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 i5-1230U Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 10 Cores and 12 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-1230U

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1781

Total Cores: 10 Cores, 12 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.0 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 0.7 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 9 W

TDP Up: 29 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1230U, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1230U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 35.21

Overall Rank:
1349th fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
834th fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
326th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $309.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
10881
Single Thread Rating
2712

Samples: 60*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-1230U

Integer Math38,401 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math25,340 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers55 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting12,760 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,176 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression114,042 KBytes/Sec
Physics828 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,282 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,712 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-1230U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 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)

HP EliteBook x360 830 G9 2-in-1 Laptop (2022) Touch | 13.3" 1920x1080 FHD | Core i5-1230U - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM | 10 cores @ 4.4 GHz Win 10 Pro Silver HP EliteBook x360 830 G9 2-in-1 Laptop (2022) Touch | 13.3" 1920x1080 FHD | Core i5-1230U - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM | 10 cores @ 4.4 GHz Win 10 Pro Silver $1102.44
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,795
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,024
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,225
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,688
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,622
Intel Core i5-1230U
 10,881
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,674
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,511
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.69
Intel Core i5-1230U
 35.21
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.78
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.12
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,044
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,911
Intel Core i5-1230U
 2,712
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,641
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,627
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,404
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-1230U
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2769031 - Jul 16 2025
15162
BL2654472 - May 27 2025
7948
BL2612426 - May 09 2025
13132
BL2609766 - May 08 2025
9830
BL2609743 - May 08 2025
7626
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-1230U
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-1230U
 10,881
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 12,911 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 13,172 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 13,391 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 13,213 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 11,505 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 14,510 (+33.4%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 14,286 (+31.3%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 13,365 (+22.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 12,464 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 11,338 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 10,447 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i3-1305U vs Intel Core i5-1230U
 8,694 (-20.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-1230U Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,823
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,012
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,041
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,805
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,040
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,774
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,749
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,749
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,728
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,630
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,451
Intel Core i5-1230U
 2,779