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Intel logo Core i5-3230M
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Intel logo Core i3-3120M

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General information Core i5-3230M Core i3-3120M
Launched Q1 2013 Q1 2012
Used in Mobile Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket PGA988 PGA988
Clock 2.6 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 3.8 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 W 0 % 35 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-3230M Core i3-3120M
Overall Score 35865 0 % 32341 9.8 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 28 % 17.6 %
Benchmark Score 1655 0 % 1094 33.9 %
Single Thread Score 1584.3 0 % 1278.7 19.3 %
Encrypting Data 3770.4 MB/s 0 % 2488 MB/s 34 %
Compressing Data 39.5 MB/s 0 % 32.8 MB/s 16.8 %
String objects sorting 5497.1 thousand/s 0 % 4687 thousand/s 14.7 %
Prime numbers generation 13 millions/s 0 % 12.1 millions/s 7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8750.6 millions/s 0 % 7316 millions/s 16.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 4474 millions/s 0 % 3798.9 millions/s 15.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-3230M, Core i3-3120M.

Average frames per second Core i5-3230M Core i3-3120M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.3 FPS 50.9 FPS
High settings 98.0 FPS 81.4 FPS
Medium settings 122.5 FPS 101.8 FPS
Low settings 153.1 FPS 127.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-3230M Core i3-3120M
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.8 FPS 107.6 FPS
High settings 182.1 FPS 172.2 FPS
Medium settings 227.6 FPS 215.2 FPS
Low settings 284.5 FPS 269.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %
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