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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.8 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 541,477 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+32%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 112,762 user samples
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51,451 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 533rd / 1464
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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: 857th / 1464
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		64.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+32% 		48.7 %
Average Score 
+38%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		88.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+25% 		70.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		71.4 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10% 		64.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		133 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20% 		111 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		222 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+42% 		156 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		312 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+90% 		164 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+32%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11% 		85.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		84.8 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		80.6 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		163 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+18% 		138 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		279 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+41% 		198 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		366 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+84% 		199 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+6%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % Much higher market share.
+75% 		0.04 %
Value
Value For Money 		67.6 % +5% 64.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$230 $100 Much cheaper.
+57%
Nice To Haves 
+64%
Age
Newest 		130+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		141 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		376 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+89% 		199 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		318 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+94% 		164 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'09 Q1'13
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available 		Yes No
Lithography
Lithography 		45 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$257.00 - $305.00 $225.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.46 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		2.5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		16 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		21 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 1

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 64.2%
Average Bench 48.7%

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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