AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 230
The AMD Ryzen 5 230 is a six-core, 12-thread Zen 4 laptop processor from the Ryzen 200 series, built on a 4 nm process. It pairs a 3.5 GHz base clock and up to 4.9 GHz boost with Radeon 760M graphics and a 28 W default TDP.
Pros
- Six Zen 4 cores and 12 threads for everyday office and multitasking work
- Up to 4.9 GHz boost clock with 16 MB of L3 cache
- Radeon 760M integrated graphics with 8 graphics cores
- Supports DDR5-5600 and LPDDR5X-7500 memory, up to 96 GB of DDR5
- Configurable TDP of 15 to 30 W lets laptop makers tune power and cooling
Cons
- Hawk Point refresh built on Zen 4, so CPU performance trails newer Zen 5 chips
- Integrated graphics are suited to light gaming and general use only
- Not unlocked for overclocking
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 5 230
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
- Max TDP
- 30 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon 760M
- iGPU clock
- 2,600 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500
- Max memory
- 96 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,448Bottom 40%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,437Bottom 26%
- PassMark
- 19,482Bottom 47%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,563Bottom 47%
Devices with the AMD Ryzen 5 230
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 230 good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 5 230 earns an Inno Score of 51.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 230 is a six-core, 12-thread Zen 4 laptop processor from the Ryzen 200 series, built on a 4 nm process. It pairs a 3.5 GHz base clock and up to 4.9 GHz boost with Radeon 760M graphics and a 28 W default TDP.
Does the AMD Ryzen 5 230 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 19,482 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the AMD Ryzen 5 230?
One device in our catalog uses the AMD Ryzen 5 230: HP EliteBook 6 G2a 16.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 5 230?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 5 230?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-13450HX, Intel Core i9-13900HK, Intel Core i7-13620H — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
