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Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
VS
60 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235 with 14-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8600G with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
76.6
(Good)
Value Index
90.2
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8600G and 235
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2967 vs 2727 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
  • Unlocked multiplier

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 235
vs
Ryzen 5 8600G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 5 235 +43%
17838
Ryzen 5 8600G
12463
File compression 1370 MB/sec 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.6 Klines/sec 85.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 421.5 pages/sec 269.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 487.4 Mpixels/sec 330.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 332.5 pages/sec 284 pages/sec
Background blur 84.8 images/sec 60.9 images/sec
Photo processing 153.9 images/sec 109.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 18.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 176 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 5 235 +50%
37868
Ryzen 5 8600G
25188
Integer math 88.1 GOps/sec 76.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 118 GOps/sec 47.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 372M Primes/sec 94M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 49M Strings/sec 35.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.3 GBytes/sec 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 391.4 MBytes/sec 292.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2571 Frames/sec 1416 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 32.8B Matrices/sec 22.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 835 & 1986 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 5 235 +70%
295.21
Ryzen 5 8600G
173.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 13 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 274.4 PPW 191.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 582.6 PPW 387.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.54 PPW 2.67 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
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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Geekbench 6 CPU2850 / 13124
📘 2025-08-31 (Metzen)Cinebench 2024113 / 847
📘 2025-06-19 (karky)Cinebench 2024104 / 766
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released December 18, 2024 January 8, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number 235 -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon 760M
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 335 -
Intel CPU rating (#40th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#64th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 14 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 43x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 25 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W 88 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (48th and 78th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Radeon 760M
GPU Base Clock - 800 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units - 512
TMUs - 32
ROPs - 16
Execution Units - 8
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Radeon 760M benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s -
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235 official page AMD Ryzen 5 8600G official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

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Comments

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