Intel Core i5-3230M vs Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-3230M CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Intel Core i5-3230M Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3230M or Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) - 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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) was released in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Broadcom BCM2712 (1)
3 Generation 5
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A76
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
-- Successor --

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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
-- AI hardware Hailo-8L
-- AI specifications Expansion: AI-Kit Hailo-8L @ 13 TOPS (2.3 watts)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Broadcom VideoCore VII
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units 8
128 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11.0 DirectX Version --

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 Broadcom VideoCore VII
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 12 W.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3230M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
22 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11 (ARM), Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price 79 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (86%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (93%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (77%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (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 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
574 (85%)

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 (88%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1635 (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 (72%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
787 (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 (65%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1747 (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 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120 (43%)

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 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 1.00 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%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 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%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3230M Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 5 B

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