Intel Core Ultra 5 238V vs AMD Ryzen 5 230
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 238V with 8-cores against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 230 with 6-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 238V
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 130V integrated graphics: 3.3 vs 2.7 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 230
- Supports up to 256 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 997.5 MB/sec | 864 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 63 Klines/sec | 66.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 266.1 pages/sec | 209.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 283.1 Mpixels/sec | 265.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 293.2 pages/sec | 254.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47 images/sec | 46.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 104.7 images/sec | 78.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.9 Mpixels/sec | 10.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 67.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 39 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 66M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 26.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 13.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 218.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 958 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 15.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 13.9 PPW | 17.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 279.2 PPW | 340.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 647.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 5.11 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 238V and AMD Ryzen 5 230General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Lunar Lake | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 238V | 230 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 130V | Radeon 760M |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core 5 210H |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 338H | - |
Intel CPU rating (#104th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#85th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | - |
| E-Threads | 4 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 17-37 W (configurable) | 15-30 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 37 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2833 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (140th and 138th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Radeon 760M |
| GPU Base Clock | 600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 896 | 512 |
| TMUs | - | 32 |
| ROPs | - | 16 |
| Execution Units | - | 8 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 760M compared to Arc 130V
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5X-7500 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 238V official page | AMD Ryzen 5 230 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 8 | 20 |
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