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?

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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: 35.98

Overall Rank:
1491st fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
945th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
354th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

11117

Single Thread Rating

2739

Samples: 86*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	38,817 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,821 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	56 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,047 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,375 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	116,655 KBytes/Sec
Physics	836 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,433 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,739 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-1230U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.
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

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	HP 15.6inch Touchscreen Laptop AI 2025-6Core Intel i3-1315U Beat i5-1230U - Wi-Fi 6 - Windows 11 - Office 365 One Year - Computadora Laptop - Work Business College (8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD)	$409.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 15.6inch Touchscreen Laptop AI 2025-6Core Intel i3-1315U Beat i5-1230U - Wi-Fi 6 - Windows 11 - Office 365 One Year - Computadora Laptop - Work Business College (16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD)	$539.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 15.6inch Touchscreen Laptop AI 2025-6Core Intel i3-1315U Beat i5-1230U - Wi-Fi 6 - Windows 11 - Office 365 One Year - Computadora Laptop - Work Business College (16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD)	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Vostro 3520 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD 120Hz Display, Intel Core i5-1235U (Beats i7-1195G7), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, SD Card Reader, Webcam, HDMI, RJ-45, Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$579.95 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,257
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,620
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,754
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,006
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,475
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i5-1230U		11,117
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,391

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i5-1230U		35.98
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,022
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1230U		2,739
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-1230U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3279786 - Feb 11 2026		12949
BL3275961 - Feb 10 2026		13588
BL3261991 - Feb 04 2026		11495
BL3239360 - Jan 25 2026		8905
BL3239238 - Jan 25 2026		11225

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-1230U
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-1230U		11,117
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		12,925 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i5-1235U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		12,673 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,187 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,249 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,053 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,169 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-1230U		14,494 (+30.4%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		14,143 (+27.2%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,981 (+25.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 134U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		13,192 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		11,297 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i5-1230U		10,235 (-7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-1230U Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,394
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,988
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,911
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,902
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,758
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,760
Intel Core i5-1230U		2,806

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