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IntelBX8071514900KS

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

24 Cores, 32 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2024.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 62,032 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: 856th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
721 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 141% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 124% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 124% Great: 141%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 132%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 175%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
48.7 % 133 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+172%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
70.6 Pts 85.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
64.7 Pts 244 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+277%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
111 Pts 486 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+338%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
156 Pts 960 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+515%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
164 Pts 1833 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+1,018%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85.4 Pts 96.3 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
80.6 Pts 257 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+219%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
138 Pts 505 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+266%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
198 Pts 992 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+401%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
199 Pts 1968 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+889%
Market Share
Based on 68,613,948 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.03 % 0.12 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money
64.5 % 108 % Much better value.
+68%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % +2% 53 %
Price
Price (score)
$100 Hugely cheaper.
+83%
$579
Age
Newest
140 Months 6+ Months Hugely more recent.
+96%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
199 Pts 4570 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+2,196%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
164 Pts 4167 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+2,441%

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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This CPU is the same as last gen. :( [May '24 ZxOmenGuyxZ]

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