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Intel Core 5 320
The Intel Core 5 320 is a 6-core Wildcat Lake laptop processor in Intel's Core Series 3 family, with 2 Cougar Cove performance cores boosting up to 4.6 GHz and 4 Darkmont low-power efficient cores. Built on Intel 18A with 2-Xe3-core graphics at up to 2.5 GHz and a 16 TOPS NPU, it has a 15 W base and 35 W maximum turbo power.
Pros
- Built on Intel 18A with a 15 W base power and 35 W maximum turbo power
- Two Cougar Cove performance cores boost up to 4.6 GHz, with about 2,575 Geekbench 6 single-core points in review testing
- Supports LPDDR5X-7467 (up to 48 GB) or DDR5-6400 (up to 64 GB) memory
- Xe3 graphics with 2 Xe-cores at up to 2.5 GHz and a 16 TOPS NPU
- Platform supports up to two Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 7 and PCIe 4.0
Cons
- Only 6 cores and 6 threads (2 performance and 4 low-power efficient), with about 7,888 Geekbench 6 multi-core points in review testing
- 2-Xe-core graphics scored about 1,343 in 3DMark Time Spy Graphics in review testing, leaving only casual gaming headroom
- 16 TOPS NPU is below the 40 TOPS Microsoft requires for Copilot+ PCs
- Single-channel memory interface limits memory bandwidth
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core 5 320
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 35 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Performance cores
- 2
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 6
- Base clock
- 1.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.6 GHz
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
- iGPU clock
- 2,500 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 64 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,575Top 46%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 7,888Bottom 25%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,926Top 28%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 6,197Bottom 17%
- PassMark
- 15,463Bottom 33%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 1,343Bottom 48%
Devices with the Intel Core 5 320
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core 5 320 good in 2026?
The Intel Core 5 320 earns an Inno Score of 53.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core 5 320 is a 6-core Wildcat Lake laptop processor in Intel's Core Series 3 family, with 2 Cougar Cove performance cores boosting up to 4.6 GHz and 4 Darkmont low-power efficient cores. Built on Intel 18A with 2-Xe3-core graphics at up to 2.5 GHz and a 16 TOPS NPU, it has a 15 W base and 35 W maximum turbo power.
Does the Intel Core 5 320 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 15,463 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 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 Intel Core 5 320?
One device in our catalog uses the Intel Core 5 320: Dell XPS 13 (2026).
What are the key specs of the Intel Core 5 320?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 6 · Boost clock: 4.6 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core 5 320?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple M1 Pro (10-core), Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Core i7-12700H — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
