Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vs Ultra 5 225H

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235H against the 1.7 GHz Ultra 5 225H. 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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 225H and 235H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 3.9 TFLOPS
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 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 Scores (160th and 154th place)

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 1020 MB/sec 1170 MB/sec
Clang compilation 117.3 Klines/sec 95.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 289.6 pages/sec 335.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 334.9 Mpixels/sec 352.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 283.4 pages/sec 296.4 pages/sec
Background blur 66.1 images/sec 59.8 images/sec
Photo processing 115.1 images/sec 125 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.2 Mpixels/sec 20.9 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 74.3 GOps/sec 68.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 93.6 GOps/sec 86.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 240M Primes/sec 220M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.3M Strings/sec 33.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.2 GBytes/sec 21.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 302.9 MBytes/sec 283.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1985 Frames/sec 1875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.4B Matrices/sec 21.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 192 & 750 samples

Blender

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

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 35 PPW 35.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 486.8 PPW 478.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1076.8 PPW 1004.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.84 PPW 7.33 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 Ultra 5 235H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-13 (TheShifty6)Cinebench 2024122 / 979
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 (vsm)Geekbench 6 CPU2721 / 15088
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-15 (AbduAlhuzali)Geekbench 6 CPU2698 / 14644
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-30 (BatmanKun)Geekbench 6 CPU2643 / 14536
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-18 (goektug)Geekbench 6 CPU2782 / 14959
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-11 (vvvvv)Geekbench 6 CPU2791 / 15240

Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 235H 225H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 240 - AMD Ryzen 5 230
Intel CPU rating (63rd and 67th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 10
E-Threads 8 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 17x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (73rd and 76th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 130T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2250 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 1024 896
TMUs 64 56
ROPs 32 28
Execution Units 8 7
TGP 35 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.6 TFLOPS
3.9 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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14 (73.7%)
5 (26.3%)
Total votes: 19

Comments

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