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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D is 3655 days newer than Core i5-3230M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3230M
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 35 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 54% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3230M - 166 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 32 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£515.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3230M
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3230M or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
166 FPS
£19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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166 FPS
£21.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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