Intel Core i5-3210M Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-3210M was released in Q2/2012 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1023. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-3210M achieved a result of 645 points (single-core) or 1,366 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i5-3210M

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-3210M
Family: Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000M (29)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge H
Technology: 22 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i5-4210M

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3210M has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3210M is 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): 3.10 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-3210M has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-3210M has the Intel HD Graphics 4000 installed, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors (128 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 16
Shader: 128
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3210M supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3210M has a TDP of 35 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-3210M is made in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1023
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q2/2012
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-3210M have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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 i5-8265U Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
606
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
597
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
582
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
563
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
556
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
535
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
517

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 i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1537
Intel Core M-5Y71 Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1489
Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1477
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1431
Intel Processor N200 Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1415
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1403
Intel Pentium Gold 5405U Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1395

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
563
Intel Core i5-2540M Intel Core i5-2540M
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
559
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
549
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
540
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
539
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
539
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
533

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1128
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1105
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1105
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1102
Intel Core i5-3437U Intel Core i5-3437U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1096
Intel Core i7-3689Y Intel Core i7-3689Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1092
Intel Core i5-3427U Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1086

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 Celeron N4505 Intel Celeron N4505
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
660
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657
Intel Core i5-4258U Intel Core i5-4258U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
656
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
645
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
644
Intel Core m5-6Y57 Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
644
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
639

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 i5-8200Y Intel Core i5-8200Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1376
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1374
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1372
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1366
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1364
Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1360
Intel Core i5-3610ME Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1360

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
248
Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel Core i7-3630QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
245
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
242
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
231
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
225
Intel Core i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
224

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
584
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.80 GHz
577
Intel Core i5-4260U Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
575
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
562
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
544
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
534
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
527

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 i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i3-3130M Intel Core i3-3130M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276
AMD A6-5350M AMD A6-5350M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276

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.
AMD 3020e AMD 3020e
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
2482
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2482
Intel Core i7-2640M Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2477
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2468
Intel Core i5-4360U Intel Core i5-4360U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2461
Intel Core i7-4610Y Intel Core i7-4610Y
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
2451
Intel Celeron N4100 Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2445

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 i5-6200U Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
252
Intel Core i5-5200U Intel Core i5-5200U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
249
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
248
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
244
Intel Core i5-2450M Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
236
Intel Core i5-2410M Intel Core i5-2410M
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
220
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
217

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 i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
722
Intel Core i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
719
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
713
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
710
Intel Core i5-2520M Intel Core i5-2520M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
709
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
697
AMD A8-7600 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
693

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-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 3.00 GHz
107
Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
107
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
107
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
106
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
106
Intel Core i5-4350U Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
106
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
103

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 i7-4500U Intel Core i7-4500U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
261
Intel Core i7-8500Y Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
261
Intel Core i5-4300U Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
260
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
258
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
258
Intel Core i5-4310U Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
258
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
254

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