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Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 4500

Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 4500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $129

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 4500 is 3380 days newer than Core i5-3230M.

Advantages of Core i5-3230M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500

  • Performs up to 32% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-3230M - 159 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


FPS

120

75%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

159

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.69/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$109

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


Single-Core

510

33%

Multi-Core

1026

17%

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

6199

100%

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo

Core i5-3230M

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo

Ryzen 5 4500

Jan 1st, 2013
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5Ryzen 5
Ivy BridgeNot Available
Intel BGA 1023AMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
4
12
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
35 W
65 W
22 nm
7 nm
26.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 4000
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-3230M or Ryzen 5 4500

With selected game settings

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