Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 53.01

Overall Rank:
897th fastest in multithreading out of 5120 CPUs
295th fastest in single threading out of 5120 CPUs
209th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17600

Single Thread Rating

3628

Samples: 39*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	63,539 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	45,791 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	60 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,805 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,250 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	195,334 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,039 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,163 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,628 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,863
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,104
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,289
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,770
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,675
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,713
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,577

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		53.01
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.90
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.99
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		3,628
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,921
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,652
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,635
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2626513 - May 15 2025		20759
BL2626164 - May 15 2025		14022
BL2625597 - May 15 2025		20522
BL2624790 - May 14 2025		21370
BL2624681 - May 14 2025		18000

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,600
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,363 (-18.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,653 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i5-1345U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,639 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-1334U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		13,298 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,572 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-1245U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		13,261 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-13420H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		17,610 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		14,374 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		20,668 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i7-11850H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		20,172 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		20,104 (+14.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		19,145 (+8.8%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235U Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,683
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,197
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,794
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,952
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,793
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,793
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,778
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U		3,771

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