Intel Core 7 230H vs Core 5 320
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core 7 230H with 10-cores against the 1.5 GHz Core 5 320 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core 7 230H
- Has 18 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 13% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core 5 320
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 113 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 566 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 31.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 41.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 110M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 17.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 10.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 144.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1200 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 12.9B Matrices/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.5 PPW | 26.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 271.1 PPW | 537.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 545.2 PPW | 1007.3 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core 7 230H and Core 5 320General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 7, 2025 | April 16, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake Refresh | Wildcat Lake |
| Model number | 230H | 320 |
| Integrated GPU | No | Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) |
Intel CPU rating (75th and 117th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 15x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2560K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 6MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 10-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 35 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | FCBGA1516 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (85th and 154th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 2500 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 256 |
| TMUs | - | 16 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 4 |
| TGP | - | 25 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- LPDDR5X-7467 - DDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 59.7 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core 7 230H official page | Intel Core 5 320 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 6 |
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