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Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Ultra 5 235HX

62 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
VS
69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 8-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 288V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4.2 vs 1.4 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 6 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 288V
vs
Core Ultra 5 235HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#71st 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 1020 MB/sec 992.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 140 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 278.5 pages/sec 249.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 290.7 Mpixels/sec 337.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 312.1 pages/sec 328.3 pages/sec
Background blur 49.8 images/sec 70.8 images/sec
Photo processing 117 images/sec 78.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.5 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 44 GOps/sec 97.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 59.5 GOps/sec 129.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 194M Primes/sec 366M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.6M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.1 GBytes/sec 32.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.1 MBytes/sec 426.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1634 Frames/sec 2582 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.6B Matrices/sec 34.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 500 & 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 17 PPW 27.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 299.2 PPW 263.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 534.6 PPW 743.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.63 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 288V and Ultra 5 235HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 4, 2024 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 288V 235HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
Intel CPU rating (72nd and 44th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 4 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 14
Total Threads 8 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 29x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 37 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Laptop processors ranking (83rd and 56th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2050 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 1024 384
TMUs - 24
ROPs - 12
Execution Units - 48
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 288V +200%
4.2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 235HX
1.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Arc 140V

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 9 288V official page Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 24

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Comments

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