Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Core i3-1000G4

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3230M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1000G4
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i3-1000G4

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3230M or Intel Core i3-1000G4 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-3230M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3230M was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Core i3-1000G4 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1000G4 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
3 Generation 10
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Ice Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3230M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Intel Core i3-1000G4 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).
Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000G4
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000G4
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation 11
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 48
128 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3230M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1000G4 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000G4
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3230M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i3-1000G4 is 9 W.
Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000G4
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 8 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3230M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1000G4 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Core i3-1000G4
22 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 1377
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2019
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (53%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (59%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
672 (62%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1085 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1432 (59%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2416 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
565 (44%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1278 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1128 (50%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2241 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (41%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 0.90 GHz
691 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2531 (67%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3784 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
898 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1701 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
254 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
735 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
258 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1000G4 Intel Core i3-1000G4
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i3-1000G4
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