Intel Core i5-1230U

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-1230U 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.
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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: 35.38

Overall Rank: 1001

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

Average CPU Mark

10932

Single Thread Rating: 2758
Samples: 34*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	38,268 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,090 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	54 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,093 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,194 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	113,651 KBytes/Sec
Physics	854 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,359 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,758 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-1230U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,019
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,090
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,636
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,576
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,431
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,066
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,932
Intel Core i5-1230U		10,932
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1230U		35.38
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
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 20th 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		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1230U		2,758
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,665
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-1230U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2081026 - Apr 18 2024		15265
BL2080100 - Apr 17 2024		9629
BL2080086 - Apr 17 2024		12658
BL2075030 - Apr 11 2024		8247
BL2023866 - Feb 14 2024 [Excluded]		9029

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 April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-1230U		10,932
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,486 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,409 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		12,592 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-1230U		14,418 (+31.9%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,659 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		12,179 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		9,827 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i3-1115G4 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-1230U		6,116 (-44.1%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		12,179 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		16,296 (+49.1%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		15,370 (+40.6%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,051 (+1.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-1230U Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,067
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,009
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,886
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,844
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,708
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,698
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,419
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,233
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,022
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		5,979
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,949
Intel Core i5-1230U		3,623

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