Intel Core i5-2430M

The Intel Core i5-2430M belongs to the second generation core i5 processors and is clocked at 2.4 GHz. This question and answer series will help you understand a bit more about this processor.

Question - So what makes this processor stand out among 10s of other processors that come with today's notebooks

Answer  - Basically the turbo boost feature is the most outstanding one. The frequency can go upto 3.0 GHz based upon the demand in the processing power.  Other than that, it has an impressing integrated graphics. The chip shares other outstanding features of the Sandy Bridge architecture, including, the integrated memory controller in a unified die.



Question- How does this compare to the earlier 1st generation core i5 processor.
Answer -You will see most noticeable change in the integrated graphics. Additionally, this processor offer 10 to 15% performance improvement on the same clock speed.
 
Question- Can you give example, how much this is faster than the 1st generation core i5 processor

Answer - Well, let us take a look at the passmark score of the Core i5-2430M with respect to the 1st generation core i5-430M processor - clocked at 2.26 GHz. The pass mark score of the core i5-2430M is 3344 Vs PassMark score of 2359 of the core i5-430M

Question- But this is not a fair comparison. You chose  core i5-430M which is clocked slower.

Answer -OK, let us take Core i5-450M which is clocked same as the core i5-2430M. The pass mark score of the core i5-2430M is 3344 Vs PassMark score of 2770 of the core i5-450M

Question- .Thank you very much for your insight

Answer - You are welcome and thank for visiting compare-processors.blogspot.com