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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U vs Ultra 5 235HX

54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
VS
69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265U with 12-cores against the 2.9 GHz Ultra 5 235HX 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 235HX and 265U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.4 TFLOPS
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

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

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 991 MB/sec 992.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 78 Klines/sec 140 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 260.8 pages/sec 249.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 300.3 Mpixels/sec 337.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 255.3 pages/sec 328.3 pages/sec
Background blur 46.9 images/sec 70.8 images/sec
Photo processing 89.2 images/sec 78.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.5 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 63.5 GOps/sec 97.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 44.4 GOps/sec 129.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 64M Primes/sec 366M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12 GBytes/sec 32.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 191.7 MBytes/sec 426.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1140 Frames/sec 2582 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec 34.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 784 & 21 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 36.5 PPW 27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 694.2 PPW 263.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1168 PPW 743.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.63 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265U 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 265U 235HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 250 -
Intel CPU rating (122nd and 45th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 8
E-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 14
Total Threads 14 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 29x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 110°C 105°C
Laptop processors ranking (161st and 58th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 512 384
TMUs 32 24
ROPs 16 12
Execution Units 64 48
TGP 14 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 265U +57%
2.2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 235HX
1.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265U official page Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

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