Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Cores: 12
L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
TDP: 12-15 W (max. boost up to 57 W)
Transistor size: 3 nm

Core Ultra 5 235U - laptop processor produced by Intel for socket FCBGA-2049 that has 12 cores and 14 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2000 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4900 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores).

Review

Single-Core Performance

67

Multi-Core Performance

28

Power Efficiency

77

Integrated Graphics

52

NanoReview Final Score

53

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

100

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

531

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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)

2442

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

10570

File compression	974.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation	78.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	270 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	281.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	258.2 pages/sec
Background blur	47.6 images/sec
Photo processing	95.2 images/sec
Ray tracing	15.4 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

3572

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

17376

Integer math	63.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math	44.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	60M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	20.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption	12.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression	192.4 MBytes/sec
Physics	1063 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	10.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 999 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

117.21

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	35.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	704.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	1158.4 PPW
Blender / Watt	7.81 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Intel
Released	January 6, 2025
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Arrow Lake
Model number	235U
Integrated GPU	Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
AMD Equivalent	- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340

Intel CPU rating - 130th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	2
P-Threads	4
Base Frequency (P)	2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.9 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	10
E-Threads	10
Base Frequency (E)	1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	4.1 GHz

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	14
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	20x
L1 Cache	112K (per core)
L2 Cache	2MB (per core)
L3 Cache	12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	57 W
Socket	FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature	110°C

Laptop processors ranking - 167th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	2050 MHz
Shading Units	512
TMUs	32
ROPs	16
Execution Units	64
TGP	14 W

iGPU FLOPS

2.1 TFLOPS

See also: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) – integrated graphics of Intel Core Ultra 5 235U

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site	Intel Core Ultra 5 235U official page
PCI Express Version	4.0
PCI Express Lanes	20

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