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Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Ultra 5 225U

53 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
VS
53 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 235U against the 1.5 GHz Ultra 5 225U. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 225U and 235U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 974.6 MB/sec 969.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 78.4 Klines/sec 69.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 270 pages/sec 250.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 281.3 Mpixels/sec 283.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 258.2 pages/sec 249 pages/sec
Background blur 47.6 images/sec 44.6 images/sec
Photo processing 95.2 images/sec 98.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.4 Mpixels/sec 14 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 63.3 GOps/sec 62.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 44.7 GOps/sec 45.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 60M Primes/sec 60M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.8M Strings/sec 21.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.1 GBytes/sec 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 192.4 MBytes/sec 199 MBytes/sec
Physics 1063 Frames/sec 1078 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec 11.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 999 & 656 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 35.4 PPW 34.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 704.7 PPW 664.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1158.4 PPW 1180.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.81 PPW 8.39 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 235U and Ultra 5 225U

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 235U 225U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 - AMD Ryzen 5 220
Intel CPU rating (130th and 129th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 15x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 57 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110°C 110°C
Laptop processors ranking (167th and 166th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2050 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 235U +5%
2.1 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 225U
2 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

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
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 235U official page Intel Core Ultra 5 225U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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7 (63.6%)
4 (36.4%)
Total votes: 11

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Comments

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