Intel Core i5-1230U processor review

Core i5-1230U processor released by Intel; release date: 23 Feb 2022. At the time of release, the processor cost $340. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 10, threads - 12. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 800 KB, L2 - 12.5 MB, L3 - 12 MB.

Supported memory types: Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1781. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 9 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible.

Benchmarks

Integrated graphics – Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU

Games performance

Total War Pharaoh (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	44.60
Medium, 1920x1080	32.25
High, 1920x1080	22.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.40
QHD, 2560x1440	16.80

Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.00
Medium, 1920x1080	16.00

EA Sports FC 24 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080

34.60

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	15.50
Medium, 1920x1080	12.20
High, 1920x1080	10.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.72
QHD, 2560x1440	6.05

Lies of P (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.80
Medium, 1920x1080	15.50
High, 1920x1080	13.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.80
QHD, 2560x1440	8.05

Armored Core 6 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	27.80
Medium, 1920x1080	23.00
High, 1920x1080	20.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.50
QHD, 2560x1440	11.20

Atlas Fallen (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	17.60
Medium, 1920x1080	16.90
High, 1920x1080	15.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.50
QHD, 2560x1440	8.51

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	13.40
Medium, 1920x1080	11.30
High, 1920x1080	9.16
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.25
QHD, 2560x1440	5.45

F1 23 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	37.20
Medium, 1920x1080	33.30
High, 1920x1080	22.90

Diablo 4 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	34.00
Medium, 1920x1080	28.10
High, 1920x1080	24.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.10
QHD, 2560x1440	13.60

Dead Island 2 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	30.50
Medium, 1920x1080	25.90
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.30
QHD, 2560x1440	9.91

Sons of the Forest (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	10.20
Medium, 1920x1080	7.74

Company of Heroes 3 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	23.20
Medium, 1920x1080	20.90
High, 1920x1080	15.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.80

Atomic Heart (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	22.60
Medium, 1920x1080	16.40
High, 1920x1080	11.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.42

Dead Space Remake (2023)

Low, 1920x1080

8.26

High On Life (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	27.90
Medium, 1920x1080	16.90
High, 1920x1080	15.75
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.25

The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)

Low, 1920x1080	20.70
Medium, 1920x1080	15.90
High, 1920x1080	7.41

Need for Speed Unbound (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	13.01
Medium, 1920x1080	11.21
High, 1920x1080	8.88
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.31

The Callisto Protocol (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	13.55
Medium, 1920x1080	9.85
High, 1920x1080	5.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.90

Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.17
Medium, 1920x1080	10.64
High, 1920x1080	9.59
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.70

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	23.00
Medium, 1920x1080	20.00
High, 1920x1080	16.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.00

Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	7.49
Medium, 1920x1080	6.92
High, 1920x1080	4.49

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	8.94
Medium, 1920x1080	7.45
High, 1920x1080	6.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.70

FIFA 23 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	28.60
Medium, 1920x1080	28.40

The Quarry (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.70
Medium, 1920x1080	8.65
High, 1920x1080	6.25

F1 22 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	39.00
Medium, 1920x1080	34.05
High, 1920x1080	25.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.40

Vampire Bloodhunt (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	40.55
Medium, 1920x1080	24.70
High, 1920x1080	23.10

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	20.93
Medium, 1920x1080	16.53
High, 1920x1080	10.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.70

Ghostwire Tokyo (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	19.65
Medium, 1920x1080	16.15
High, 1920x1080	13.20

Elex 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	14.85
Medium, 1920x1080	13.30
High, 1920x1080	9.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.00

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	14.30
Medium, 1920x1080	12.30
High, 1920x1080	10.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.50
QHD, 2560x1440	6.06

Elden Ring (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	24.05
Medium, 1920x1080	17.10
High, 1920x1080	14.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.30

GRID Legends (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	45.00
Medium, 1920x1080	35.20
High, 1920x1080	26.95
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.00

Dying Light 2 (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	11.50
Medium, 1920x1080	9.62
High, 1920x1080	8.55

Rainbow Six Extraction (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	21.00
Medium, 1920x1080	19.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.00

God of War (2022)

Low, 1920x1080	17.60
Medium, 1920x1080	14.60
High, 1920x1080	14.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.80

Farming Simulator 22 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	51.00
Medium, 1920x1080	30.40
High, 1920x1080	23.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.00

Battlefield 2042 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	29.90
Medium, 1920x1080	14.30
High, 1920x1080	12.40

Forza Horizon 5 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	51.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.50
High, 1920x1080	19.50

Riders Republic (2021)

Low, 1280x720	25.00
Medium, 1920x1080	14.00
High, 1920x1080	12.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.50
QHD, 2560x1440	5.00

Back 4 Blood (2021)

Low, 1280x720	45.50
Medium, 1920x1080	24.40
High, 1920x1080	22.85
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.80

Alan Wake Remastered (2021)

Low, 1280x720	48.90
Medium, 1920x1080	20.85
High, 1920x1080	15.75

New World (2021)

Low, 1280x720	29.40
Medium, 1920x1080	13.00

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	72.75
Medium, 1920x1080	34.15
High, 1920x1080	28.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.70
QHD, 2560x1440	12.30

Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	57.30
Medium, 1920x1080	30.70
High, 1920x1080	25.00

Days Gone (2021)

Low, 1280x720	24.00
Medium, 1920x1080	18.70
High, 1920x1080	16.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.20

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2021)

Low, 1280x720	49.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.40

Resident Evil Village (2021)

Low, 1280x720	31.20
Medium, 1920x1080	20.60
High, 1920x1080	19.00

Outriders (2021)

Low, 1280x720	32.90
Medium, 1920x1080	26.10
High, 1920x1080	22.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.80

Hitman 3 (2021)

Low, 1280x720	69.30
Medium, 1920x1080	28.45
High, 1920x1080	23.95
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.55

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	23.80
Medium, 1920x1080	10.50

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x720	36.00
Medium, 1920x1080	22.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.00

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x720	49.20
Medium, 1920x1080	22.50
High, 1920x1080	7.87

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x720	32.50
Medium, 1920x1080	16.30
High, 1920x1080	14.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.40

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x720	31.00
Medium, 1920x1080	19.00
High, 1920x1080	16.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	35.50
Medium, 1920x1080	15.70
High, 1920x1080	12.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.30

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x720	27.30
Medium, 1920x1080	15.80
High, 1920x1080	13.60

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	113.00
Medium, 1920x1080	62.10
High, 1920x1080	49.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	38.40

Star Wars Squadrons (2020)

Low, 1280x720	80.10
Medium, 1920x1080	33.30
High, 1920x1080	29.35
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.40

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x720	26.80
Medium, 1920x1080	12.00

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	99.40
Medium, 1920x1080	14.60
High, 1920x1080	10.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	6.67

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	20.70
Medium, 1920x1080	9.83
High, 1920x1080	6.83

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x720	28.00
Medium, 1920x1080	15.00
High, 1920x1080	13.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x720	42.20
Medium, 1920x1080	23.40
High, 1920x1080	20.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.80

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720	62.40
Medium, 1920x1080	32.00
High, 1920x1080	26.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720	69.65
Medium, 1920x1080	29.60
High, 1920x1080	23.55
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.75
QHD, 2560x1440	15.60

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720	89.85
Medium, 1920x1080	32.45
High, 1920x1080	20.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.80

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x720	28.10
Medium, 1920x1080	17.90
High, 1920x1080	15.90

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x720	39.55
Medium, 1920x1080	16.45
High, 1920x1080	13.60

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	49.20
Medium, 1920x1080	22.70
High, 1920x1080	12.90

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720	46.70
Medium, 1920x1080	21.40
High, 1920x1080	13.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.52

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720	57.90
Medium, 1920x1080	17.30
High, 1920x1080	11.60

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720	52.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.90

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720	34.65
Medium, 1920x1080	16.15
High, 1920x1080	11.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.85

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720	43.00
Medium, 1920x1080	26.50
High, 1920x1080	24.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720	82.00
Medium, 1920x1080	37.70
High, 1920x1080	28.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	25.30

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720	29.85
Medium, 1920x1080	25.80
High, 1920x1080	23.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.60

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720	43.20
Medium, 1920x1080	16.95
High, 1920x1080	18.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	38.50
Medium, 1920x1080	20.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.00
QHD, 2560x1440	12.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	37.90
Medium, 1920x1080	29.20
High, 1920x1080	26.40
4K, 3840x2160	17.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720	31.25
Medium, 1920x1080	17.70
High, 1920x1080	13.45
QHD	10.00
4K, 3840x2160	5.31

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x720	32.00
Medium, 1920x1080	17.00
High, 1920x1080	11.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720	88.60
Medium, 1366x768	68.80
High, 1920x1080	41.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.20
4K, 3840x2160	18.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	67.00
Medium, 1366x768	42.85
High, 1920x1080	21.55
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.00
QHD	9.85

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	84.00
Medium, 1366x768	71.30
High, 1920x1080	18.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.40
QHD	6.40

Specifications (specs)