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AMD Ryzen 5 230 vs Intel Core 5 315

WINNER
A
51.1Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
52.6Single-core54
39.7Multi-core35.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93
52.5Platformspec-based37.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2307 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 230 scores 51.1 against 50.7 for Intel Core 5 315. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 5 230 edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 230

  • Stronger multi-core score: 40 vs 36
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 133% higher Base clock: 3.5 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • 100% higher threads: 12 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 17% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 30 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 5 315
Announced20252026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W35 W+17%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 5 315
Cores66
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads12+100%6
Base clock3.5 GHz+133%1.5 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz+11%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 5 315
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Intel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)2,448Bottom 40%2,516+3%Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,437+13%Bottom 26%7,454Bottom 18%
PassMark19,482+33%Bottom 47%14,672Bottom 24%
PassMark (single thread)3,563Bottom 47%3,883+9%Top 35%

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