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

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▲ 54617 ▼

4 Cores, @3 GHz, Harpertown.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
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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: 861st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
10,801 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 59% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 59%
SPEED RANK: 809th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		48.7 % 50.5 % +4%
Average Score 
+7%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		70.6 Pts 71.1 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		64.7 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+39% 		46.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		111 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+19% 		93.3 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		156 Pts 175 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		164 Pts 178 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
Overclocked Score 
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6% 		80.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.6 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+39% 		57.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		138 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+19% 		116 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		198 Pts 230 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+16%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		199 Pts 229 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+15%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		64.5 % Better value.
+16% 		55.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$100 Much cheaper.
+49% 		$195
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		142 Months 127+ Months More recent.
+11%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		199 Pts 231 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+16%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		164 Pts 179 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+9%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'13 Q4'07
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 12 MB L2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 $969.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 1333 MHz FSB
Package Size
Package Size 		31mm x 24mm (BGA1023) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ 		Yes No
Demand Based Switching
Intel® Demand Based Switching 		No Yes

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 48.7%
Average Bench 50.5%

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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