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Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
VS
67 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235 with 14-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9500F 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
76.2
(Good)
Value Index
96.4
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9500F and 235
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 9 months later
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 235
vs
Ryzen 5 9500F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (106th and 173rd place)
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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 +27%
17838
Ryzen 5 9500F
14001
File compression 1370 MB/sec 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.6 Klines/sec 93.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 421.5 pages/sec 280.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 487.4 Mpixels/sec 367.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 332.5 pages/sec 330.6 pages/sec
Background blur 84.8 images/sec 73.1 images/sec
Photo processing 153.9 images/sec 119.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 20 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

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 +35%
37868
Ryzen 5 9500F
28059
Integer math 88.1 GOps/sec 83.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 118 GOps/sec 56.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 372M Primes/sec 221M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 49M Strings/sec 33.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.3 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 391.4 MBytes/sec 320.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2571 Frames/sec 1850 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 32.8B Matrices/sec 26.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 835 & 38 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 5 235 +36%
295.21
Ryzen 5 9500F
217.19

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 14.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 274.4 PPW 215.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 582.6 PPW 431.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.54 PPW 3.34 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and AMD Ryzen 5 9500F

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released December 18, 2024 September 16, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 235 9500F
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics No
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 335 -
Intel CPU rating (#39th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#41st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.8 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 38x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W 88 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (48th and 55th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics -
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz -

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235 official page AMD Ryzen 5 9500F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 28

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Comments

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