Intel Core Ultra 5 235

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Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 14 Cores and 14 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235 also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 5 235

Description: Intel Graphics, Intel AI Boost

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1851

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 14 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 3.4 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.9 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 121 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 3072 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s, ECC Supported)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 148.19

Overall Rank:
343rd fastest in multithreading out of 5813 CPUs
69th fastest in single threading out of 5813 CPUs
89th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $269.98 USD (2026-01-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

40009

Single Thread Rating

4511

Samples: 509*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 5 235

Integer Math	93,614 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	124,933 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	383 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	50,073 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	31,210 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	418,003 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,682 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	34,929 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,511 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 5 235

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.
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 Tower Plus Business Desktop QBT1250, Intel Core Ultra 5 235 AI-Ready Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, 3X 4K DisplayPort, 2X Type C, WiFi Adapter, Windows 11 Pro, Office 365	$1099.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro Tower Plus Business Desktop QBT1250, Intel Core Ultra 5 235 AI-Ready Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, 3X 4K DisplayPort, 2X Type C, WiFi Adapter, Windows 11 Pro, Office 365	$799.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2 Workstation with Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vPro Processor, 16GB DDR5-5600MT Memory, 512GB SSD, WiFi 7, and Windows 11 Pro	$830.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro Tower Plus Desktop Computers, Intel 14-Core Ultra 5 235 (13 Tops NPU), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Copilot AI Business PC, DVDRW, 3 DisplayPorts, 2 Type-C, WiFi Adapter, Windows 11 Pro	$1099.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro Slim QCS1250 SFF Desktop, Formerly Optiplex (Intel Ultra 5-235 (Beats i7-14700), 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, WiFi 7, RJ-45, HDMI+DP, KB & Mouse, Win 11 Pro)	$828.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,415
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,258
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		40,009
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,937
Apple M4 10 Core		23,683
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,592
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		161.18
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		148.19
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.64
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.49
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		4,511
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 5 235
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3335088 - Mar 08 2026		40538
BL3334963 - Mar 08 2026		40496
BL3333612 - Mar 07 2026		38827
BL3331061 - Mar 06 2026		43107
BL3328962 - Mar 05 2026		28831

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 5 235
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		40,009
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		49,865 (+24.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		32,293 (-19.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245T vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		30,947 (-22.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		49,544 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		43,888 (+9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		37,087 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		31,127 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		31,574 (-21.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		58,709 (+46.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		58,550 (+46.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		43,247 (+8.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235		43,246 (+8.1%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,375
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		8,161

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