Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX vs i5 14450HX
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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 14450HX with 10-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 0.4 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 10 nanometers
- Newer - released 1 year later
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- 22% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2652 vs 2178 points
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (72nd and 197th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 992.5 MB/sec | 837.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 140 Klines/sec | 101.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 249.5 pages/sec | 238.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 337.7 Mpixels/sec | 307.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 328.3 pages/sec | 249.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 70.8 images/sec | 51.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 78.8 images/sec | 84.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 28.9 Mpixels/sec | 21.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 97.3 GOps/sec | 78.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 129.8 GOps/sec | 58.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 366M Primes/sec | 98M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 50.8M Strings/sec | 29.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 32.7 GBytes/sec | 15.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 426.6 MBytes/sec | 278.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2582 Frames/sec | 1481 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 34.7B Matrices/sec | 17.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 27.1 PPW | 15.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 263.6 PPW | 178.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 743.6 PPW | 430.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 3.59 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 14450HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-27 (rares sailor) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 961 |
| ๐ 2026-04-27 (KRISHNA) | Cinebench 2024 | 106 / 858 |
| ๐ 2025-04-25 (THAM) | Cinebench 2024 | 103 / 833 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX and i5 14450HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | January 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | 235HX | i5-14450HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) | UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX |
Intel CPU rating (44th and 148th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 20MB (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 | 105ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (56th and 196th 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 | 1500 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 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page | Intel Core i5 14450HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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