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Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX vs Ultra 5 235HX

69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
VS
69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 3.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX against the 2.9 GHz Ultra 5 235HX. 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 235HX and 245HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2882 vs 2652 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 245HX
vs
Core Ultra 5 235HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (73rd and 72nd place)
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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 1030 MB/sec 992.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 147.3 Klines/sec 140 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 253 pages/sec 249.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 327.9 Mpixels/sec 337.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 327.4 pages/sec 328.3 pages/sec
Background blur 70.8 images/sec 70.8 images/sec
Photo processing 87.7 images/sec 78.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.7 Mpixels/sec 28.9 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 92.2 GOps/sec 97.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 120.7 GOps/sec 129.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 359M Primes/sec 366M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 47.6M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 30 GBytes/sec 32.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 393.1 MBytes/sec 426.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2526 Frames/sec 2582 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 31.2B Matrices/sec 34.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 22 & 21 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.9 PPW 27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 261.1 PPW 263.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 692.2 PPW 743.6 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 245HX and Ultra 5 235HX

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 245HX 235HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Intel CPU rating (45th and 44th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 31x 29x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Laptop processors ranking (57th and 56th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 384 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 12 12
Execution Units 48 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 245HX +7%
1.5 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 235HX
1.4 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX official page Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX or Ultra 5 245HX?
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