Intel
Core Ultra 5 235U
Core Ultra 5
Overall Rank
(Consumer CPUs only)
(Consumer CPUs only)
#187
of 275
Overall Rank
#204
of 292
Value Rank
#221
of 220
Gaming Rank
#137
of 292
Productivity Rank
#128
of 292
Core Specifications
Cores
12
Threads
14
P-Cores
2
E-Cores
8
Base Clock
2.0 GHz
Boost Clock (Single)
4.9 GHz
Socket
FCBGA2049
Lithography
3nm
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB (shared)
Power & Thermal
TDP
15W
Base Power
15W
Max Turbo Power
57W
Memory Support
Memory Types
LPDDR5/DDR5
Max Memory
128GB
Memory Channels
2
ECC Support
No
Platform & Connectivity
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
Integrated GPU
Yes
Integrated GPU Model
Intel Graphics (Xe, 4-core)
Closest Competitors by Performance
Core Ultra 7 265U8,399
Core i5-13420H8,168
Core Ultra 5 235U (Selected)7,924
Ryzen 5 5700U7,809
Core Ultra 5 225U7,667
Quick Stats
Generation
Arrow Lake
Release Date
1/13/2025 - 1 year old
Status
Current
Market Segment
Mobile
Performance Scores
Overall
7924Measured against consumer CPUs only
Efficiency528.2
Use Case Ratings
Gaming4.5/10
Productivity7/10
Budget Value6.5/10
Benchmark Scores
Cinebench R23 Single1,820
Cinebench R23 Multi10,500
Geekbench 6 Single2,300
Geekbench 6 Multi7,600
PassMark17,306
Console Comparison
Comparison based on overall performance score calculated from multi-core benchmarks. Console CPUs are optimized for gaming workloads.
PS5 Pro(Gen 9 Pro (2024))
100%100%
Xbox Series X(Gen 9 (2020))
98%98%
PS5(Gen 9 (2020))
93%93%
Core Ultra 5 235U
78%78%
Notes
U-series MOBILE processor. Core Ultra 5 tier with same 12-core layout as U7 variants. 4.9GHz max boost vs 5.2-5.3GHz on Ultra 7. iGPU max 2.05GHz (vs 2.1GHz on Ultra 7). BGA soldered — laptop/embedded only. 15W TDP / 57W burst. PCIe 4.0 only. ECC not supported. No cooler.