Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-3230M and Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 567 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 391 |
| 1250 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 1238 |
| 2512 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1564 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 1491 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-3230M | Processor | Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300 |
| 2600 MHz | Frequency | 2530 MHz |
| 3200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 35 W | TDP | 45 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 | GPU | |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Penryn |
| FCPGA988 | Package | Socket P (478) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 618 | Single-Core Score | 391 |
| 1406 | Multi-Core Score | 1190 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit) |
| TOSHIBA SATELLITE S70t-A | Model | Dell Inc. Precision M4400 |
| Type2 - Board Vendor Name1 Type2 - Board Product Name1 | Motherboard | Dell Inc. 0NY980 |
| Samsung High Performance | Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-3230M | Name | Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300 |
| 1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 |
| 2.59 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.53 GHz |
| 3192 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 2.53 GHz |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | Socket P (478) |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Penryn |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 6.00 MB x 2 |
| 3.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache |
Memory Information
| 6.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| 798 MHz | Frequency | 410 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR2 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 618 | Single-Core Score | 391 |
|---|---|---|
| 739 | Crypto Score | 50 |
| 587 | Integer Score | 405 |
| 665 | Floating Point Score | 418 |
| 739 1.26 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 50 87.4 MB/sec |
| 679 3.43 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 536 2.71 MB/sec |
| 731 34.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 469 22.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 587 1.66 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 337 951.3 KTE/sec |
| 506 593.6 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 349 410.0 KElements/sec |
| 516 161.8 Krows/sec | SQLite | 449 140.7 Krows/sec |
| 598 32.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 429 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 570 181.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 349 111.3 KB/sec |
| 565 4.40 Klines/sec | Clang | 445 3.47 Klines/sec |
| 564 6.53 images/sec | Camera | 334 3.87 images/sec |
| 553 692.2 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 375 469.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 688 4262.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 442 2738.9 FPS |
| 556 30.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 365 20.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 630 4.85 images/sec | Face Detection | 450 3.46 images/sec |
| 673 16.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 473 11.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1067 52.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 601 29.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1160 15.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 779 10.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 750 602.5 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 492 394.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 468 4.19 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 269 2.41 Kpixels/sec |
| 586 18.7 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 491 15.7 Words/sec |
| 496 19.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 174 6.74 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 1406 | Multi-Core Score | 1190 |
|---|---|---|
| 1551 | Crypto Score | 188 |
| 1386 | Integer Score | 1235 |
| 1424 | Floating Point Score | 1260 |
| 1551 2.64 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 188 327.7 MB/sec |
| 1745 8.83 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1855 9.38 MB/sec |
| 1667 78.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1683 79.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1305 3.68 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 657 1.85 MTE/sec |
| 1192 1.40 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 1271 1.49 MElements/sec |
| 1344 421.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1581 495.3 Krows/sec |
| 1461 79.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1325 71.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1320 420.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 858 273.5 KB/sec |
| 1351 10.5 Klines/sec | Clang | 1341 10.5 Klines/sec |
| 1188 13.8 images/sec | Camera | 1061 12.3 images/sec |
| 1335 1.67 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1173 1.47 Mpairs/sec |
| 1744 10807.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1542 9552.5 FPS |
| 1126 61.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1256 69.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1344 10.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 1566 12.1 images/sec |
| 1511 37.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1374 33.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2077 101.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1719 84.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2506 34.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2393 32.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1793 1.44 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1766 1.42 Mpixels/sec |
| 1009 9.04 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 829 7.43 Kpixels/sec |
| 1246 39.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1035 33.1 Words/sec |
| 782 30.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 416 16.1 images/sec |