Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

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Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 12 Cores and 14 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Description: Intel Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2049

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 14 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.0 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 10 Cores, 10 Threads, 1.6 GHz Base, 2.4 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 12 W

TDP Up: 57 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 5 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to LPDDR5/x 8400 MT/s Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 5 235U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 52.64

Overall Rank:
1018th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
382nd fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
225th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $332.00 USD (2025-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17477

Single Thread Rating

3569

Samples: 472*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Integer Math	63,116 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	44,759 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	61 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,060 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,169 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	192,073 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,087 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,751 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,569 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Dell Pro 16 PC16250 Ultra 5 235U 16 GB 512GBSSD 16FHD+Non-Touch IRCamera Integrated 3Cell 65W WLAN vpro Backlit kb Win11Pro	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro 16 Plus PB16250 16" Notebook - Full HD Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U - vPro Technology - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English (US) Keyboard	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro 16 Plus PB16250 16" Copilot+ PC Notebook - Full HD Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U - vPro Technology - 16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English (US) Keyboard	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook 6 G1i 14" Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U - vPro Technology - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Pike Silver Aluminum	$1394.41 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteBook 6 G1i 13.3" Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 5 235U - vPro Technology - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Pike Silver Aluminum	$1202.50 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,392
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,873
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,106
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,477
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,562
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,620
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,418

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.56
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		52.64
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		3,569
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,896
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3034705 - Nov 07 2025		12809
BL3032104 - Nov 06 2025		23242
BL3031498 - Nov 06 2025		19069
BL3031347 - Nov 06 2025		13820
BL3030429 - Nov 05 2025		17283

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,477
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,173 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,117 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,215 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		13,248 (-24.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		16,216 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,522 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,251 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,130 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		20,471 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i7-11850H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		19,903 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		19,873 (+13.7%)
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		19,754 (+13.0%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,840
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,613
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,061
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,013
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,971
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,811
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,983
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,721
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,704
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		3,893

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