Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX vs i5 12450HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX with 14-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 12450HX with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) integrated graphics: 1.4 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 2 years and 9 months later
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2652 vs 2073 points
- 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 509 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2322 |
Cinebench Scores (#72nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 992.5 MB/sec | 791.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 140 Klines/sec | 58.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 249.5 pages/sec | 211.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 337.7 Mpixels/sec | 227.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 328.3 pages/sec | 160.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 70.8 images/sec | 40.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 78.8 images/sec | 89.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 28.9 Mpixels/sec | 14.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 97.3 GOps/sec | 56.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 129.8 GOps/sec | 42.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 366M Primes/sec | 51M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 50.8M Strings/sec | 22.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 32.7 GBytes/sec | 11.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 426.6 MBytes/sec | 212.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2582 Frames/sec | 1019 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 34.7B Matrices/sec | 13.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 27.1 PPW | 11.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 263.6 PPW | 154.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 743.6 PPW | 320.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 2.38 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 12450HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-13 -> Kushagra_Aggarwal | Cinebench 2026 | 509 / 2322 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX and i5 12450HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | 235HX | i5-12450HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) | UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX |
Intel CPU rating (44th and 190th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | 157 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#56th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1800 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 384 | 128 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 6-15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page | Intel Core i5 12450HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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