UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-13100F vs i5-3230M

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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: 835^th / 1442

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 101%

SPEED RANK: 104^th / 1442

Gaming 96%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 102%

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Workstation 82%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		48.7 %			96 %	Hugely faster effective speed. +97%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	70.6 Pts	83.2 Pts	Lower memory latency. +18%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	64.7 Pts	179 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +177%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	111 Pts	335 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +202%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	156 Pts	589 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +278%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	164 Pts	828 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +405%


Memory OC Memory Latency	85.4 Pts	91.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	80.6 Pts	186 Pts	Hugely faster OC single-core speed. +131%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	138 Pts	361 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +162%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	198 Pts	667 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +237%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	199 Pts	864 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +334%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.03 %		0.07 %	Hugely higher market share. +133%
Value Value For Money	64.5 %		124 %	Hugely better value. +92%
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %		88 %	Much more popular. +63%
Price Price (score)	$100	Slightly cheaper. +9%	$110


Age Newest	135 Months		15 Months	Hugely more recent. +89%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +40%	58 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		10 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +55%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.6 GHz		3.4 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +31%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.2 GHz		4.5 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +41%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	199 Pts		866 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +335%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	164 Pts		832 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +407%


Series CPU Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Raptor Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCBGA1023	FCLGA1700
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 Raptor Lake Intel i3-13100F is practically identical to its predecessor, the 12100F. They both feature four hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores. The only differences are a 100 MHz base and a 200 MHz boost clock increase which result in a 2% effective speed improvement. With an MSRP of $110 USD, The i3-13100F is the obvious choice for entry level gaming builds. It offers performance that almost matches the previous generations, higher tier, i5-12400F. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. ^{[Jan '23 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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