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Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Ultra 5 235

76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
VS
71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
Intel Core Ultra 5 235

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265 with 20-cores against the 3.4 GHz Ultra 5 235 with 14-cores. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
68.9
(Good)
Value Index
76.2
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 235 and 265
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265
vs
Core Ultra 5 235

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (81st and 105th 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 1340 MB/sec 1370 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189 Klines/sec 144.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 378.8 pages/sec 421.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 525.9 Mpixels/sec 487.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 326.6 pages/sec 332.5 pages/sec
Background blur 78.5 images/sec 84.8 images/sec
Photo processing 138.5 images/sec 153.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.5 Mpixels/sec 29.6 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 134.7 GOps/sec 88.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 172.7 GOps/sec 118 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 419M Primes/sec 372M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 63.8M Strings/sec 49M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.4 GBytes/sec 29.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 522.8 MBytes/sec 391.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2920 Frames/sec 2571 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 41.5B Matrices/sec 32.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2008 & 835 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265 +15%
339.56
Core Ultra 5 235
295.21

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 21.5 PPW 18.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 289.9 PPW 274.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 764.1 PPW 582.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.22 PPW 4.54 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-18 (supertimm)Cinebench 2024117 / 1831
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Ultra 5 235

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 18, 2024 December 18, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 265 235
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Arc Graphics
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 335
Intel CPU rating (23rd and 39th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 14
Total Threads 20 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 34x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 182 W 121 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (31st and 47th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics
GPU Boost Clock 1950 MHz 2000 MHz

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265 official page Intel Core Ultra 5 235 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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7 (46.7%)
8 (53.3%)
Total votes: 15

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Comments

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