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Intel Core Ultra 5 235 vs Ultra 5 225

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
Intel Core Ultra 5 225

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235 with 14-cores against the 3.3 GHz Ultra 5 225 with 10-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
68.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 225 and 235
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 235
vs
Core Ultra 5 225

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (106th and 170th 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)
File compression 1370 MB/sec 1260 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.6 Klines/sec 104.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 421.5 pages/sec 376.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 487.4 Mpixels/sec 380.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 332.5 pages/sec 309.7 pages/sec
Background blur 84.8 images/sec 74 images/sec
Photo processing 153.9 images/sec 135.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.6 Mpixels/sec 20.6 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)
Integer math 88.1 GOps/sec 65.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 118 GOps/sec 92 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 372M Primes/sec 358M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 49M Strings/sec 36.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 29.3 GBytes/sec 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 391.4 MBytes/sec 302.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2571 Frames/sec 2340 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 32.8B Matrices/sec 27.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 835 & 1024 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 5 235 +68%
295.21
Core Ultra 5 225
175.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 274.4 PPW 229.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 582.6 PPW 468.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.54 PPW 2.7 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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and Ultra 5 225

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 18, 2024 December 18, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 235 225
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Arc Graphics
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 335 -
Intel CPU rating (39th and 66th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.9 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 14 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 33x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 121 W 121 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (48th and 67th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
GPU Base Clock - 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units - 128
TMUs - 8
ROPs - 4
Execution Units - 16
TGP - 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 102.37 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235 official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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21 (75%)
7 (25%)
Total votes: 28

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Comments

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