Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Core i7-4610M

Core i5-3230M vs Core i7-4610M benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3230M beats the Core i7-4610M in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4610M in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4610M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-3230M. Also, the Core i7-4610M has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-3230M CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4610M CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-3230M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.