Intel Core Ultra 5 325 vs Ultra 5 235H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 325 with 8-cores against the 2.4 GHz Ultra 5 235H with 14-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 5 325
- Newer - released 1 year later
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
- Has 6 more physical cores
- More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 2.5 TFLOPS
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 453 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2539 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#159th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 892.3 MB/sec | 1020 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 64.9 Klines/sec | 117.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 265.8 pages/sec | 289.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 252.8 Mpixels/sec | 334.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 277.9 pages/sec | 283.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 45.2 images/sec | 66.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.2 images/sec | 115.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 24.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 42.5 GOps/sec | 74.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 58.4 GOps/sec | 93.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 181M Primes/sec | 240M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 22.4M Strings/sec | 36.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 14.2 GBytes/sec | 23.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 181.9 MBytes/sec | 302.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1817 Frames/sec | 1985 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.8B Matrices/sec | 23.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 25.2 PPW | 35 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 378.9 PPW | 486.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 780.3 PPW | 1076.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.67 PPW | 6.84 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-08-13 (TheShifty6) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 979 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 325 and Ultra 5 235HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | January 6, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Panther Lake | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | 325 | 235H |
| Integrated GPU | Xe3 Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 5 240 |
Intel CPU rating (97th and 63rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | - | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 12-25 W (configurable) | 20-28 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 55 W | 115 W |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 110°C |
Laptop processors ranking (125th and 73rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2450 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 4 | 8 |
| TGP | 25 W | 35 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc 140T compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-7467 - DDR5-6400 |
- LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 325 official page | Intel Core Ultra 5 235H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 28 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 5