Intel Core i5 1235U vs i5 1035G1

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 1.0 GHz i5 1035G1 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 1035G1 and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 2 years and 7 months later
  • 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1534 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 22% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 400 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1046 -

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6362
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 246.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 17.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 97.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 124.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 148.9 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 21.9 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 41.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 5.64 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 1124 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3051
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
12449
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 26.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 15.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 19M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 9.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 4.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 79.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 421 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 5.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 4787 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
80.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 15.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 237 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 476.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 2.37 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 1235U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (zoetje)Cinebench 2026400 / 1046
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Jubayer)Cinebench 202486 / 393
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR)Geekbench 6 CPU2191 / 7204
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU2147 / 6050
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-13 (sauron269)Cinebench 202498 / 368
Intel Core i5 1035G1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (duckng)Geekbench 6 CPU1530 / 4445
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-22 (bingus)Geekbench 6 CPU1495 / 3495
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (Adam)Geekbench 6 CPU746 / 2604

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and i5 1035G1

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released February 23, 2022 August 1, 2019
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Ice Lake
Model number i5-1235U i5-1035G1
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics G1
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 1.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 4
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 10x
Bus Bandwidth - 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 15 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1526
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics G1
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1050 MHz
Shading Units 640 256
TMUs 40 16
ROPs 20 8
Execution Units 80 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.5 TFLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1235U official page Intel Core i5 1035G1 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 -

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