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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: 25.64

Overall Rank:
2882nd fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
2291st fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
670th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2564
Single Thread Rating
1575

Samples: 5996*
*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 Math8,841 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,501 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,520 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption708.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression40,308 KBytes/Sec
Physics249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,723 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,575 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5094412 - May 15 2025
3083
BL2625094 - May 14 2025
2821
BL2622063 - May 13 2025
2877
BL2621881 - May 13 2025
2645
BL2615295 - May 10 2025
2616
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 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
2,564
AMD A10-5750M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,063 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-4200M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,806 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,698 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-3540M @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,977 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,845 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-4210M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,890 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,465 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,424 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,874 (+12.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,939 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
1,666 (-35.0%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-3230M
2,979 (+16.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,742
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,735
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,237
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,839
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,068
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,952
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,793
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,776
Intel Core i5-3230M @ 2.60GHz
390