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

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1 GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 125,012 user samples
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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: 835th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
63,701 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 35% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 35% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 772nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.7 % 50.9 % +5%
Average Score 
+3%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		70.6 Pts 74.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		64.7 Pts 66.3 Pts +2%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		111 Pts 114 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		156 Pts 160 Pts +3%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		164 Pts 167 Pts +2%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.4 Pts 90.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.6 Pts +1% 79.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		138 Pts 140 Pts +1%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		198 Pts 200 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		199 Pts 201 Pts +1%
Value & Sentiment 
+19%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		64.5 % 82 % Better value.
+27%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$100 $49 Much cheaper.
+51%
Nice To Haves 
+4%
Age
Newest 		135 Months 124+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		199 Pts 202 Pts +2%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 168 Pts +2%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'13 Q1'11
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 $120.00
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		650 MHz 850 MHz
Wireless Display
Intel® Wireless Display 		Yes No
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡ 		3 2
Package Size
Package Size 		31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		1 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 48.7%
Average Bench 50.9%
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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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