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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.6GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2013.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 150,574 user samples
61,311 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 30% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 30% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 861st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
89,263 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 110% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 84% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 106th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
48.7 % 97.9 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+101%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
70.6 Pts 81.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
64.7 Pts 166 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+157%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
111 Pts 324 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+192%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
156 Pts 613 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+293%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
164 Pts 1,068 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+551%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85.4 Pts 92.3 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
80.6 Pts 179 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+122%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
138 Pts 357 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+159%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
198 Pts 693 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+250%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
199 Pts 1,328 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+567%
Market Share
Based on 69,039,323 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 1.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,940%
Value
Value For Money
64.5 % 114 % Much better value.
+77%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 90 % Much more popular.
+67%
Price
Price (score)
$100 Much cheaper.
+38%
$160
Age
Newest
142 Months 48 Months Much more recent.
+66%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
35 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+67%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+68%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+46%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 4.7 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+47%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
199 Pts 1,614 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+711%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
164 Pts 1,462 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+791%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge Zen3
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1023 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4000 None

The Intel Core i5-3230M is a dual-core four thread mobile processor based on the 3rd generation Ivy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2013 and, for a mobile processor, scores a reasonable effective speedscore of 66: the base clock speed is 2.6 GHz which can reach 3.2 GHz under turbo boost. The i5-3230M features Intel HD Graphics 4000, so both the GPU and CPU are improvement over the comparable i5 Sandy Bridge processors. The i5-3230M is absolutely fine for casual usage, however, like most laptop processors, would struggle with CPU intensive tasks such as CAD and video encoding. Additionally the IGP is unsuitable for the graphics requirements of modern 3D games. Despite having a respectable TDP of 35W this is halved in more recent processors such as the i5-3317U which leads to more battery life. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 7 5800X is one of four new processors from AMD’s latest range of Zen 3 CPUs. The new architecture is more power efficient than Zen 2 and also yields significant performance improvements. All four new CPUs have the ‘X’ nomenclature, indicating that they are tuned to their maximum clock speeds out-of-box. The 5800X has 8 cores and 16 threads with base/boost clock speeds of 3.8/4.7 GHz, 36 MB of cache and a 105W TDP. At $449 USD, the 5800X is relatively expensive, but it still offers far better value than the 5900X. A 500 series motherboard is recommended but the new Zen 3 CPUs will work with most 400 series motherboard following a BIOS update (expected in Q1 2021). At AMD’s launch presentation, they said they finally had the best CPUs for gaming. Our benchmarks show that the 5800X is comparable to Intel’s $175 USD 11400F. Gamers that do not wish to pay “marketing fees” can invest those savings in a better GPU which will produce an unquestionably faster gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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